WorldFloraDB - Attalea dubia

Characteristics

A tall palm. It grows 10-15 m high. The stem is erect and round. It has spines and the remnants of leaves. The trunk is 20-35 cm across. There are about 20-35 leaves. They are 2-3 m long. The leaflets are in irregular clusters and spread in different planes. The flowering stalk is borne amongst the leaves on a long stalk. The bunch is 1-1.5 m long. The fruit are oblong and yellow. They have 1-2 seeds and they are 5-7 cm long. The pulp is juicy and orange-yellow.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	tree
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	monoecy
Pollination	-
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Mature width (meter)	0.2 - 0.35
Mature height (meter)	10.0 - 12.5
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Environment

Coastal rain forest, on well-drained soils. Rare in dense primary forests, it is much more common in secondary formations on high, well-drained to rocky sites.

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It is a tropical plant. It grows in Brazil of the slopes in forests near the Atlantic.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The fruit is eaten. The nut is eaten.

Uses	wood
Edible	fruits nuts seeds
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Plants are grown from fruit. Seed cannot be stored for long. Fresh seed or fruit should be planted and they germinate in 4-6 months. Seedlings develop slowly.

Mode	seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°)	1
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