Arecaceae FAMILY

Geonoma pohliana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Geonoma pohliana is an evergreen palm growing from 1 - 6 metres tall. The plant usually produces a cluster of unbranched stems, rarely a single stem; these can be up to 7cm in diameter; they are topped by 6 - 19 leaves that can each be up to 150cm 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. , 773 Title A Revision of Geonoma (Arecaceae) Publication Phytotaxa 17: 1 - 271 Author Henderson A. Website http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/ Publisher Magnolia Press Year 2011 ISBN 1179-3155 Description A treatment of the genus Geonoma, giving very detailed botanical descriptions and some information on habitat. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use and as a material for thatch.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Paraguay, southern, central and eastern Brazil, Bolivia.

HabitatAn understorey plant in lowland to montane rain forest, favouring moist soils and also found in cocoa plantations, at elevations up to 1,800 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. ].