Prestoea decurrens (h.Wendl. ex Burret) H.e.moore

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Prestoea

Characteristics

A palm. It grows 3-8 m tall. They trunk is 7-12 cm across. The leaf stalks are 60-150 cm long. The leaf blade is 1.5-3 m long. There are 30-50 leaflets on each side. These are 22-80 cm long by 1.5-6 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) 0.07 - 0.12
Mature height (meter) 5.0 - 8.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Lowland to premontane rain forest, especially along the sides of rivers and streams, at elevations from sea level to 800 metres, occasionally to 1,500 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows between 40-850 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material
Edible leaves shoots stems
Therapeutic use -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Prestoea decurrens world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:210062-2
WFO ID wfo-0000282985
COL ID 77WXQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Prestoea decurrens Euterpe decurrens