Iriartea deltoidea

Botanical Description

Iriartea deltoidea is an evergreen, single-stemmed palm tree growing up to 30 metres tall[ 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. ]. The unbranched stem can be up to 30cm (sometimes to 70cm) in diameter; it has a dense cone of black stilt roots at its base; and is topped by a crown of 4 - 7 large leaves[ 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. , 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 tree is very important in the economy of the native people - it supplies one of the best woods for flooring and is often traded between people[ 355 Title Rainforest Conservation Fund Publication Author Website http://www.rainforestconservation.org/data_sheets/agroforestry/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details on usage and Agroforestry notes, coupled with some good photos. ]. The tree also supplies food for local use.