Arecaceae FAMILY

Geonoma elegans

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Geonoma elegans is an evergreen palm growing 1 - 3 metres tall. The plant produces a cluster of unbranched stems 4 - 10mm in diameter; these are topped by 8 - 10 leaves that can be up to 75cm long[ 773 Title A Revision of Geonoma (Arecaceae) Publication Phytotaxa 17: 1 - 271 Author Henderson A. Website http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/ Publisher Magnolia Press Year 2011 ISBN 1179-3155 Description A treatment of the genus Geonoma, giving very detailed botanical descriptions and some information on habitat. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of thatch.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - southern and eastern Brazil.

HabitatAn understorey plant in lowland rainforest, growing at elevations from sea level to 800 metres[ 773 Title A Revision of Geonoma (Arecaceae) Publication Phytotaxa 17: 1 - 271 Author Henderson A. Website http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/ Publisher Magnolia Press Year 2011 ISBN 1179-3155 Description A treatment of the genus Geonoma, giving very detailed botanical descriptions and some information on habitat. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].