Wettinia kalbreyeri

Botanical Description

Wettinia kalbreyeri is usually a solitary-stemmed, evergreen palm growing 10 - 20 metres tall. Occasionally the plant will produce more than one main stem. The unbranched stem can be 10 - 20cm in diameter; it has stilt roots up to 1 metre long at the base; and is topped by 4 - 5 long 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 harvested from the wild for local use of its stem in construction. The plant is abundant along the western slope of the Western Cordillera in Colombia, where large areas of forest still remain. It is classified as 'Least Concern' 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. ].