Characteristics
A tall palm. The trunk is smooth and has annual rings from old leaves. It grows 25 m tall and the trunk is 50 cm across. The base is thickened. The leaf sheaths are 1.5 m long and form a crown shaft. The leaf stalk is brown and scaly and 50 cm long. The leaves are 2.7 m long and drooping. There are 60-75 drooping leaflets on each side. The central ones are 1 m long and 4.5 cm wide.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
monoecy
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.5
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| Mature height (meter) |
25.0
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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 deciduous forest. It is often on limestone and grows up to 1,000 m above sea level in Guatemala.
| 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 tender palm hearts are eaten fresh.
| Uses |
-
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| Edible
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-
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| Therapeutic use
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-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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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°) |
-
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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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