Astrocaryum ciliatum

Botanical Description

Astrocaryum ciliatum is an evergreen, usually stemless palm though in older specimens an unbranched stem up to 5 metres tall can develop. It produces a single rosette of 7 - 12, large, erect leaves around 6 metres tall 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 medicine and possibly also as a food.