Socratea rostrata Burret

A solitary palm. It grows 25 m tall. The trunk is 13 cm across. There is a cone of 15-26 stilt roots around the base of the palm. There are 4-7 leaves. They have a feather-like appearance. The leaflets are divided and the tips hang down. The flower stalk has 4 bracts. There are 8-11 flowering branches. These can be 60 cm long and 5 mm across. The fruit is oval and has a beak at the tip. The fruit are 3.5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. They are yellowish-brown.

A tropical plant. It grows in mountain forest between 1,000-1,400 m altitude.

The palm hearts are eaten. The young seeds are eaten.

Can be grown by seedlings.