Arecaceae FAMILY

Trithrinax schizophylla

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Trithrinax schizophylla is an evergreen palm with one to a few unbranched stems that have hard spines 5 - 15cm long at their tops. Growing 2 - 6 metres tall and 7 - 12cm in diameter, the stems are topped by a crown of 10 - 25 leaves[ 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. , 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 sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Paraguay, central Brazil, Bolivia.

HabitatClose to rivers in sandy soils[ 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. ]. Near watercourses in dry, deciduous thorn forests at elevations below 400 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. ].