Characteristics
A palm. It has a smooth trunk 10 m tall. It is grey and has annual ring scars from leaves. The fronds arch over. The leaves are compound with leaflets along the sides. The leaves are up to 2 m long and the leaflets are 60-75 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. The flowering stalk comes from just below the crown. The flowers are small. Male flowers are red and female flowers are lilac. The fruit are a flattened round shape. They are 1 cm across and red.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
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| Sexuality |
-
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
10.0 - 12.5
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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 occurs between 760-1,800 m above sea level. It is in areas with a rainfall between 200-500 cm and a temperature between 15°-24°C. It can be in acid, neutral or alkaline soils with pH between 5.6-8.0.
| 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 young leaves or shoots are eaten raw or cooked.
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°) |
1
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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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