Arecaceae FAMILY

Prestoea decurrens

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Prestoea decurrens is an evergreen palm, usually forming a small cluster of stems and growing from 1.4 - 7 metres tall, exceptionally to 10 metres. The unbranched stems can be 3 - 12cm in diameter; they are topped by crowns of 4 - 10 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Ecuador, Colombia; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua.

HabitatLowland to premontane rain forest, especially along the sides of rivers and streams, at elevations from sea level to 800 metres, occasionally to 1,500 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. ].