Arecaceae FAMILY

Metroxylon vitiense

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Metroxylon vitiense is a solitary-stemmed, evergreen palm tree growing up to 20 metres tall. The solitary stem is unbranched, about 36 - 50cm in diameter, and topped by a rosette of leaves that can each be 7 metres long[ 312 Title Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands Publication Author Elevitch. Craig. R. (Editor) Publisher Permanent Agriculture Resources, Hawaii Year 2006 ISBN 0970254458 Description Beautifully produced book with superb photos and detailed information on over 50 species of useful plants of the Pacific Islands. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. A very important tree for the local economy of native people, providing them with food, medicines and a wide range of other materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangePacific - Fiji.

HabitatLowland forest and freshwater swamps, usually near sea level but also found at elevations up to 700 metres[ 312 Title Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands Publication Author Elevitch. Craig. R. (Editor) Publisher Permanent Agriculture Resources, Hawaii Year 2006 ISBN 0970254458 Description Beautifully produced book with superb photos and detailed information on over 50 species of useful plants of the Pacific Islands. ].