Itaya amicorum H.E.Moore

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Itaya

Characteristics

A palm. It has a single stem. It grows 4 m high and the trunk is 9-10 cm across. The leaves form a wide crown. The leaf stalks are long. The blade is round. It is about 2 m across. It is split to the base into 10-16 equally broad leaflets. The leaves are silvery grey and white underneath. The flowering stalk has several flowering branches. These can be 10 cm long. The fruit are almost round.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
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Mature width (meter) 0.09 - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 4.0
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Environment

An understorey plant in lowland rain forest, growing in both areas not subject to inundation and also in wet areas along rivers; at elevations up to 300 metres.
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A tropical plant. It grows as an understory plant. It grows in wet areas along rivers in the Amazon. It grows below 300 m altitude. In Townsville Palmetum.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Salt is extracted from the burnt stems.
Uses food material social use
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

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Distribution

Itaya amicorum world distribution map, present in Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru

Conservation status

Itaya amicorum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:667624-1
WFO ID wfo-0000218111
COL ID 3QDX4
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Synonyms

Itaya amicorum