Arecaceae FAMILY
Attalea cuatrecasana
Attalea cuatrecasana
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Attalea cuatrecasana is an evergreen palm growing 5 - 10 metres tall. The stem is short and subterranean; it is topped by a crown of 6 - 10 leaves that can each be up to 10 metres tall[ 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 of its edible seed.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Colombia.
HabitatRain forests, along the sides of streams[ 769 Title A Taxonomic Treatment of the Palm Subtribe Attaleinae (Tribe Cocoeae) Publication Illinois Biological Monographs 59 Author Glassman S.F. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher University of Illinois Press; Chicago. Year 1999 ISBN 0-252-06786-X Description An in depth treatment of the Palm Subtribe Attaleinae. As well as a detailed study of the species, it also mentions various of their uses. ]. Very wet lowland rainforest[ 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. ].