Arecaceae FAMILY

Caryota rumphiana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The mesocarp (flesh of the fruit) contains irritating needle-like Calcium oxalate crystals[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 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. ].

Botanical Description

Albert palm is an evergreen, solitary-stemmed palm tree growing up to 15 metres tall. The unbranched stem is up to 10 - 12 metres tall, topped with a rosette of leaves that can be up to 7 metres long but are more commonly 3 - 5 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 tree is harvested from the wild for local use as food and source of materials. Plants in this genus are often grown as ornamentals[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, northern Australia, Solomon Islands.

HabitatLowland rainforest of varying soil types, i.e. sandy, basaltic, granitic and alluvial, on a range of aspects from flat to steep slopes. Also in semi-deciduous vine forests, broad-leaved swamp forests and brackish or fresh mangroves[ 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. ].