Phytelephas tumacana O.F.Cook

A solitary palm. It grows 5 m tall. The trunk is 20 cm across. There are 10-15 leaves. They are almost erect. They are 5 m long. The old leaves hang on the stem. There are 80-110 leaflets on each side. They are arranged regularly and spread in one plane. The male flowers are on short stalks. There can be 20 fruiting heads per palm. The heads are 20-25 cm across. There are 5-8 fruit per head. There are 5-6 seeds per fruit.

A tropical plant. It grows on alluvial soils. They grow up to 200 m altitude.

Can be grown by seedlings.