Arecaceae FAMILY

Attalea funifera

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Attalea funifera is a large palm tree with a solitary, unbranched stem that can be 25 - 30cm in diameter, and a plumose head of up to 30 large leaves that are held erect in a shuttlecock-like crown[ 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. ]. It can grow 12 - 15 metres in height with leaves that can be up to 12 metres long[ 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. ]. The plant yields a very high quality fibre. It is commonly harvested from the wild both for local use and also for export[ 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northeastern Brazil.

HabitatMainly found in dry forests along the north-eastern coast of Brazil[ 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. ]. Stabilized sand dunes by the sea and Atlantic coastal forest[ 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. , ].