Arecaceae FAMILY

Astrocaryum sociale

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Astrocaryum sociale is a stemless, evergreen palm forming a rosette of around 6 - 7 large, erect to arching leaves that can be up to 4.5 metres long including the petiole[ 1872 Title Sertum Palmarum Brasiliensium:ou Relation des palmiers nouveax du Brésil, découverts, décrits et dessinés d'après na Publication Author Barbosa Rodrigues J. Publisher Bruxelles : Impr. typ. veuve Monnom Year 1903 ISBN Description A massive work, written in Latin and French at the beginning of the 20th century, it gives a botanical description of the known palms of Brazil plus many excellent colour drawings of them. , 1874 Title Astrocaryum (Palmae) in Amazonia. A Preliminary Treatment Publication Bull. Inst. Fr. Études Andines 1992, 21 (2): 459-531 Author Kahn F. & Millán B. Publisher Year 1992 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials, and also probably for food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil

HabitatOften growing in very dense populations, it is an understorey plant in virgin rainforest, growing in areas not usually subject to inundation[ 1869 Title The genus Astrocaryum (Arecaceae) Publication Rev. peru. biol. 15(supl. 1): 031- 048 (Noviembre 2008) Author Kahn F. Publisher Year 2008 ISBN 1727-9933 Description , 1872 Title Sertum Palmarum Brasiliensium:ou Relation des palmiers nouveax du Brésil, découverts, décrits et dessinés d'après na Publication Author Barbosa Rodrigues J. Publisher Bruxelles : Impr. typ. veuve Monnom Year 1903 ISBN Description A massive work, written in Latin and French at the beginning of the 20th century, it gives a botanical description of the known palms of Brazil plus many excellent colour drawings of them. ].