Arecaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Euterpe luminosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Euterpe luminosa is an evergreen palm growing 5 - 11 metres tall. The plant usually forms a cluster of unbranched stems, although very often only one of the stems will develop fully; the stems can be 5 - 7cm in diameter; they are topped by a crown of 9 - 12 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 stems in construction. The species range is extremely small and threatened by forest clearance. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Peru.

HabitatAn understorey plant in very wet, montane rain forest, on steep slopes, at elevations from 2,000 - 2,500 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. ].