Arecaceae FAMILY Endangered

Wettinia hirsuta

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Wettinia hirsuta is a single-stemmed, evergreen palm growing 4 - 12 metres tall. The unbranched stem can be 8 - 11cm in diameter; it has stilt roots about 35cm long; and is topped by a crown of 5 - 7 leaves[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a source of wood. Much of the forest is fragmented in the middle Magdalena Valley because of encroaching agriculture, and the species has become scarce here. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' 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 RangeS. America - Colombia.

HabitatLowland to montane rainforest, at elevations from 400 - 1,300 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. ].