Aphandra natalia (Balslev & A.J.Hend.) Barfod

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Aphandra

Characteristics

A solitary palm. It grows 3-11 m tall. The trunks are 20-22 cm across. There are 10-20 leaves. They can be 8 m long. The leaf stalk is 3-3.5 m long. It is scaly. There are 90-120 leaflets on each side. The leaflets are arranged regularly and are in the same plane. The male flowering stalk is 2 m long. The flowers are in stalked clusters of 4. There are 5 fruiting heads per palm. They are 30-45 cm across. There are 30-45 fruits per head. There are 6 seeds per fruit.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 10.0 - 11.0
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Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in lowland or low mountain rainforest. It grows on non flooded soils. It grows from sea level to 800 m altitude. In the Andes it grows between 200-1,500 m above sea level.
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An understorey tree in lowland to premontane rain forest, growing in areas not subject to seasonal inundation, at elevations up to 800 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The immature fruit is used as a drink. The fruit is eaten.
Uses animal food environmental use fiber food fuel material social use
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

See references in Henderson, A., Galeano, G and Bernal, R., 1995, Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton. p 237
Mode seedlings
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Optimum temperature (C°) 21 - 26
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Distribution

Aphandra natalia world distribution map, present in Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:962937-1
WFO ID wfo-0000242900
COL ID 67MHD
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Aphandra natalia Ammandra natalia