Arecaceae FAMILY

Prestoea schultzeana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Prestoea schultzeana is an evergreen palm growing from 0.2 - 5 metres tall. The plant produces a single to several, unbranched stems 8 - 10cm in diameter; these stems are topped by crowns of 4 - 10 leaves that an be up to 2.2 metres long[ 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 plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua.

HabitatLowland rain forest, on flat land that is liable to seasonal inundation, usually near streams; usually found at elevations up to 400 metres, occasionally up to 900 metres[ 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. ].