Geonoma brongniartii Mart.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Geonoma

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious evergreen plant. It grows 1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Understorey of lowland to premontane rain forest, usually on well-drained soils on slopes and plains, but also sometimes in areas subject to seasonal inundation; at elevations from 250-550 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Geonoma brongniartii world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:667027-1
WFO ID wfo-0000972041
COL ID 3FQH4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Geonoma brongniartii

Lower taxons

Geonoma brongniartii subsp. brongniartii Geonoma brongniartii subsp. pascoensis