Attalea septuagenata

Botanical Description

Attalea septuagenata is a single-stemmed, evergreen palm growing up to 20 metres tall. The unbranched bole can be 25 - 30cm in diameter; it is topped by a crown of 18 - 20 leaves up to 6.7 metres 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. , 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. The plant has previously been listed as Endangered according to the pre-1994 IUCN Red List Categories. However, it has not been possible to attain an accurate reflection of the species' abundance and status since it is located in a remote and poorly-visited area. The plant is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].