Characteristics
A small or medium sized palm with a stem 2 to 5 cm across. They have prominently stepped nodes. The crown-shaft in very conspicuous and pale coloured. It is swollen. The leaf sheaths are densely covered with greyish densely matted woolly hairs. The leaf segments are rather numerous, tapering to a point an usually 3-ribbed. They are relatively broad. The flower arrangement is a spike of flowers closely arranged around a central axis with a few scattered branches. The fruit is narrowly oval and 11 to 14 mm by 5 to 8 mm.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
-
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
3.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
A tropical plant. They are common on exposed ridges in the mossy forests. They are also sometimes found in valleys at altitudes of 800 to 1800 m in the Philippines. It suits tropical places. In Cairns BG.
| 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) |
-
|
Usage
The bud is cooked and eaten.
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed. Seed take 3-4 months to germinate.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| 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°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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