Arecaceae FAMILY

Socratea exorrhiza

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cashapona is a fast-growing, single-stemmed, evergreen palm tree growing from 8 - 25 metres tall[ 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. ]. The unbranched stem can be 12 - 18cm in diameter; it has stilt-like aerial roots near the base that can be up to 3 metres long; and is topped by a crown of about 7 leaves that can be 1.5 - 2 metres long[ 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. , 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. , 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 often used locally, harvested from the wild for food, construction materials and medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas and north through Central America to Nicaragua.

HabitatRainforest[ 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. ]. A common species in non-flooded fields and fallows[ 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. ]. Lowland to premontane rain forest, at elevations from sea level to 1,000 metres[ 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. ].