Attalea spectabilis
Attalea spectabilis
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
To ranchers, Attalea spectabilis is a weed because it quickly invades pastures, shading out planted grasses. Even the most potent herbicides have failed to curtail the aggressive palm on plantations for pulpwood[1]. Once established, the plant is tenacious and soon re-sprouts after being cut to ground level. Fire has little impact on the roots, and only by allowing the forest to return can it be suppressed[1].. after cutting. Curua´ is thus found, such as in the outskirts of Arapixuna, where farmers initially clear curua´ only to find it reappearing among their crops several months later.
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Attalea+spectabilis>
Pollinators
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References
- [1]Palms and People in the Amazon — Smith N. · Springer Cham Heidelberg · 2020 · http://10.1007/978-3-319-05509-1 · ISBN 978-3-319-05509-1 ↩︎An excellent, detailed work on the uses of more than 50 palm species in Brazil, with lots of excellent photos.
- [2]Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas — Henderson A.; Galeano G.; Bernal R. · Princeton University Press; Princeton, New Jersey. · 1995 · ISBN 0-691-08537-4 ↩︎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.
- [3]Useful Fiber Plants of the World — Dodge C.R. · USDA; Washington. · 1897 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ ↩︎A rather dated, but very comprehensive catalogue of fibre plants from around the world. The book can be downloaded from the Internet.