Allagoptera caudescens

Botanical Description

Allagoptera caudescens is a single-stemmed, evergreen palm tree, capable of growing eventually to a height of about 15 metres[ 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. ]. The unbranched stem can be 15 - 25cm in diameter, crowned with a rosette of 10 - 15 leaves that can be 2 - 3 metres long[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. In the far north of its range, especially on infertile soils, the plant often has a short, subterranean stem instead of an upright stem[ 768 Title Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas Publication Author Henderson A.; Galeano G.; Bernal R. Publisher Princeton University Press; Princeton, New Jersey. Year 1995 ISBN 0-691-08537-4 Description An excellent book, giving basic information on all the 550 species of palms native to the Americas that were known in 1995. Comprehensive information on the plants range and habitat, brief description, some uses and almost 250 photos. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. It can be grown as a pioneer species when restoring native woodland on poor soils. With its silvery-green foliage, the tree is very ornamental and so is often grown in gardens.