Arecaceae FAMILY

Geonoma congesta

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The leaf stems have sharp margins and these often cut the hands of people collecting the 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. ].

Botanical Description

Geonoma congesta is an evergreen palm growing up to 9 metres tall. The plant usually produces a cluster of unbranched stems, often in large clumps of 10 - 20 srems; these stems can be 2 - 4cm in diameter; they are each topped by a crown of around 6 - 13 usually erect leaves up to 1.7 metres long[ 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. , 773 Title A Revision of Geonoma (Arecaceae) Publication Phytotaxa 17: 1 - 271 Author Henderson A. Website http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/ Publisher Magnolia Press Year 2011 ISBN 1179-3155 Description A treatment of the genus Geonoma, giving very detailed botanical descriptions and some information on habitat. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The leaves are harvested from the wild for local use as a source of thatch.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeC. America - Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras.

HabitatAn understorey plant in lowland or premontane rainforest; on slopes or plains on well-drained soils; at elevations up to 900 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. ].