Eleiodoxa conferta

Botanical Description

Eleiodoxa conferta is an evergreen, stemless, palm forming clusters of leaves up to 4 metres tall from the short, underground stems. The leaves are up to 3.5 metres long, growing on petioles up to 2 metres long that are armed with whorls of 5 - 7cm long spines. The plant can form large thickets[ 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. , 1968 Title Palms of Southern Asia Publication Author Henderson A. Publisher Princeton University Press, New York Year 2009 ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9 Description An excellent concise guide ]. This species is widely used by local people throughout its range, providing food and materials. The fruit is often sold in local markets[ 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. ].