Arecaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Hydriastele ledermanniana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hydriastele ledermanniana is a single stemmed, robust to very robust, evergreen palm with an unbranched stem that can be up to 30 metres tall and 20 - 35cm in diameter; this is topped by a crown of 15 - 19 arching leaves that can each be 200 - 350cm long including the petiole[ 1974 Title A monograph of Hydriastele (Areceae, Arecaceae) in New Guinea and Australia Publication Phytotaxa 370 (1): 001-092, 2018 Author Petoe P., Heatubun C.D. & Baker W.J. Website https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.370.1.1 Publisher Year 2018 ISBN 1179-3155 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a masticatory and source of materials. Hydriastele ledermanniana has a large extent of occurrence and has been reported as common at several localities. There are no known threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - northern and eastern New Guinea

HabitatAn emergent palm, growing in primary or secondary, premontane to montane rain forest, on spurs and ridge-tops; at elevations from 700 - 1,950 metres[ 1974 Title A monograph of Hydriastele (Areceae, Arecaceae) in New Guinea and Australia Publication Phytotaxa 370 (1): 001-092, 2018 Author Petoe P., Heatubun C.D. & Baker W.J. Website https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.370.1.1 Publisher Year 2018 ISBN 1179-3155 Description ].