Arecaceae FAMILY

Astrocaryum farinosum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Astrocaryum farinosum is a stemless to short-stemmed, evergreen palm forming a rosette of around 10 - 12 large, erect to arching, spiny leaves that can be up to 6 metres long including the petiole[ 1872 Title Sertum Palmarum Brasiliensium:ou Relation des palmiers nouveax du Brésil, découverts, décrits et dessinés d'après na Publication Author Barbosa Rodrigues J. Publisher Bruxelles : Impr. typ. veuve Monnom Year 1903 ISBN Description A massive work, written in Latin and French at the beginning of the 20th century, it gives a botanical description of the known palms of Brazil plus many excellent colour drawings of them. ]. The plant is commnly harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNorthern S. America - northern Brazil, Guyana, Surinam

HabitatAn understorey plant in undisturbed rainforest that is not usually subject to inundation; usually in mountainous regions[ 1869 Title The genus Astrocaryum (Arecaceae) Publication Rev. peru. biol. 15(supl. 1): 031- 048 (Noviembre 2008) Author Kahn F. Publisher Year 2008 ISBN 1727-9933 Description , 1872 Title Sertum Palmarum Brasiliensium:ou Relation des palmiers nouveax du Brésil, découverts, décrits et dessinés d'après na Publication Author Barbosa Rodrigues J. Publisher Bruxelles : Impr. typ. veuve Monnom Year 1903 ISBN Description A massive work, written in Latin and French at the beginning of the 20th century, it gives a botanical description of the known palms of Brazil plus many excellent colour drawings of them. ].