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Attalea princeps
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Attalea princeps

Attalea princeps

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—

Not known

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Attalea+princeps>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]A Taxonomic Treatment of the Palm Subtribe Attaleinae (Tribe Cocoeae) — Glassman S.F. · University of Illinois Press; Chicago. · 1999 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org · ISBN 0-252-06786-X ↩︎An in depth treatment of the Palm Subtribe Attaleinae. As well as a detailed study of the species, it also mentions various of their uses.
  2. [2]Heart of Palm Use: A Family Survey — Scott Zona, Ph.D. · Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Virtual Herbarium. · http://www.virtualherbarium.org/palmresearch/Hearts_of_Palm_table.html ↩︎An on-line article listing the botanical names and range of palm trees that have an edible apical bud.
  3. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎