Attalea rostrata Oerst.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Attalea

Characteristics

A large palm. It often does not have a trunk but the trunk can be 3-6 m tall. It is thick. The leaves are large and 3.5 m long. There are many fruit about 5 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 6.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Probably a forest tree by nature, now most plentiful on open pastured plains from which the original forest has been cut. Often abundant, forming wide stands; often on land that is very wet for part of the year, sometimes wet for all the year.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows near sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The centre of the stem is eaten raw or cooked.
Uses charcoal medicinal oil
Edible fruits saps seeds shoots
Therapeutic use Liqueur (unspecified), Soap (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Attalea rostrata world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama

Conservation status

Attalea rostrata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:664467-1
WFO ID wfo-0000296551
COL ID JMH8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Scheelea costaricensis Scheelea liebmannii Scheelea lundellii Scheelea preussii Scheelea zonensis Attalea liebmannii Attalea lundellii Scheelea rostrata Attalea rostrata Cocos regia