Arecaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Gaussia maya

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gaussia maya is a single-stemmed, evergreen palm growing 5 - 20 metres tall. The unbranched stem can be 10 - 15cm in diameter, occasionally to 30cm; it is topped by a crown of 6 - 8 large leaves that can each be 2.7 metres long[ 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 plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for its stem, which is used in traditional construction. A forest species, scattered in rocky places on limestone soils at low elevations. The overall population size is small. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 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 RangeC. America - Belize, Guatemala, southern Mexico.

HabitatForests, in rocky places on limestone soils, at low elevations[ 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. ].