Arecaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Hydriastele lurida

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hydriastele lurida is a single stemmed, evergreen plant with a moderately slender, unbranched stem that can be up to 25 metres tall and usually up to 10cm in diameter, though occasionally reaching 15cm. The stem is topped by a crown of 8 - 12 leaves that can each be 130 - 200cm 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 food and source of materials. Hydriastele lurida is widespread in New Ginea and 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 - western and central New Guinea

HabitatA subcanopy plant, growing in lowland swamp and heath forest, occasionally in drier habitats or in disturbed roadside vegetation, at elevations up to 500 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 ].