Characteristics
A solitary palm. The stem is short or underground. There are 9-11 leaves in the crown. They have leaflets along the stalk. The leaf stalks are long. They can be 1.6-3.3 m long. The leaflets are arranged irregularly in clusters. They spread in different planes. The flowering shoot is from among the leaves. It is erect and on a long stalk. The fruit is oval to oblong and 7-7.5 cm long by 3.5-4 cm wide. They are brownish and have 2-3 seeds.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
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| Foliage retention |
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| Sexuality |
monoecy
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
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| Mature width (meter) |
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| Mature height (meter) |
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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
A tropical plant. It grows in lowland rainforests and up to 600 m above sea level.
| 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
The shoots are burnt for vegetable salt.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds.
| Mode |
seedlings
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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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