Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana (Linden & H.Wendl.) H.Wendl.

Species

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Characteristics

A palm. It grows 1.5 m tall. It has spines. The leaves are 70-130 cm long. The fruit are about 2 cm across. They are oval and black and have 2 seeds.
Life form perennial
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Mature height (meter) 1.25 - 1.75
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Environment

Often forming colonies in wet or swampy forests. An understorey plant in dense wet mixed lowland forest, sometimes in Manicaria swamps, at elevations of 600 metres or less, mostly at or near sea level.
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A tropical plant. It grows in humid locations from sea level to 1,500 m altitude. Cairns BG.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The staminodes are sweet and edible.
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Edible flowers leaves shoots
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

Leaf

Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana leaf picture by Rivera Gerardo (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana world distribution map, present in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:665556-1
WFO ID wfo-0000788688
COL ID Q7S9
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Synonyms

Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana Geonoma ghiesbreghtiana

Lower taxons

Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana subsp. ghiesbreghtiana Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana subsp. glauca Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana subsp. spicigera Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana subsp. hondurensis Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana  subsp. hondurensis