Arecaceae FAMILY
Attalea seabrensis
Attalea seabrensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Attalea seabrensis is a single-stemmed, evergreen palm growing 15 - 20 metres tall. The unbranched stem can be 25 - 40cm in diameter; it is topped by a crown of leaves up to 8 metres long[ 769 Title A Taxonomic Treatment of the Palm Subtribe Attaleinae (Tribe Cocoeae) Publication Illinois Biological Monographs 59 Author Glassman S.F. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher University of Illinois Press; Chicago. Year 1999 ISBN 0-252-06786-X Description An in depth treatment of the Palm Subtribe Attaleinae. As well as a detailed study of the species, it also mentions various of their uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of food and materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - eastern Brazil.
HabitatTransitional forest remnants, on hills and in valleys, associated with streams, mostly at elevations of 500-1,200 metres[ 769 Title A Taxonomic Treatment of the Palm Subtribe Attaleinae (Tribe Cocoeae) Publication Illinois Biological Monographs 59 Author Glassman S.F. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher University of Illinois Press; Chicago. Year 1999 ISBN 0-252-06786-X Description An in depth treatment of the Palm Subtribe Attaleinae. As well as a detailed study of the species, it also mentions various of their uses. ].