Arecaceae FAMILY

Astrocaryum gratum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Astrocaryum gratum is a spiny, evergreen palm producing a single, unbranched stem 3 - 10 metres tall and 17 - 20cm in diameter. The stem is topped by a crown of 8 - 12 leaves that can each be 7 metres long including the petiole[ 1874 Title Astrocaryum (Palmae) in Amazonia. A Preliminary Treatment Publication Bull. Inst. Fr. Études Andines 1992, 21 (2): 459-531 Author Kahn F. & Millán B. Publisher Year 1992 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, Peru

HabitatForests on sandy soils, gallery forests in periodically flooded savannahs, and in secondary vegetation; at elevations up to 500 metres[ 1874 Title Astrocaryum (Palmae) in Amazonia. A Preliminary Treatment Publication Bull. Inst. Fr. Études Andines 1992, 21 (2): 459-531 Author Kahn F. & Millán B. Publisher Year 1992 ISBN Description ].