Arecaceae FAMILY Data Deficient

Satakentia liukiuensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Satakentia liukiuensis is a single-stemmed, evergreen palm with an erect, unbranched stem that can be up to 20 metres tall and 30cm in diameter; this is topped by crown of 10 - 14 large leaves each of which can be up to 300cm long excluding the petiole[ 1968 Title Palms of Southern Asia Publication Author Henderson A. Publisher Princeton University Press, New York Year 2009 ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9 Description An excellent concise guide ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is often grown as an ornamental and street tree in southern Japan. Satakentia liukiuensis is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(1998)[ 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 RangeE. Asia - southern Japan (Nansei-shoto - Ishigaki, Iriomote).

HabitatAn emergent to canopy tree in lowland forests[ 1968 Title Palms of Southern Asia Publication Author Henderson A. Publisher Princeton University Press, New York Year 2009 ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9 Description An excellent concise guide ]. This species is often found occurring in large, even-sized populations[ 1968 Title Palms of Southern Asia Publication Author Henderson A. Publisher Princeton University Press, New York Year 2009 ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9 Description An excellent concise guide ].