Characteristics
A solitary palm. It grows 15-25 m tall. The trunk is 20-30 cm across. There are just slight leaf scars. The trunk base is swollen. The leaves have leaflets. The leaf sheath if 90-120 cm long and 45 cm wide at the base. There are 70-80 pairs of leaflets. The flowering shoot is 100 cm long and hangs down.
Life form |
perennial
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Growth form |
tree
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Growth support |
free-standing
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Foliage retention |
deciduous
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Sexuality |
-
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Pollination |
-
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Spread |
-
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Mature width (meter) |
0.2 - 0.3
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Mature height (meter) |
12.5 - 17.5
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Root system |
-
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Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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Root diameter (meter) |
-
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Flower color |
-
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Blooming months |
-
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Fruit color |
-
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Fruiting months |
-
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Nitrogen fixer |
-
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Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 1,500 m above sea level. It grows in humid and foggy areas.
Light |
-
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Soil humidity |
-
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Soil texture |
-
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Soil acidity |
-
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Soil nutriment |
-
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Hardiness (USDA) |
-
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Usage
Although the palm heart is edible this would kill the palm so should only ever be done if the palm is cut for other reasons.
Uses |
material
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Edible
|
-
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Therapeutic use
|
-
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Human toxicity |
-
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Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Mode |
-
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Germination duration (days) |
-
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Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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Germination luminosity |
-
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Germination treatment |
-
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Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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Size |
-
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Vigor |
-
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Productivity |
-
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