Astrocaryum standleyanum

Botanical Description

Astrocaryum standleyanum is a solitary-stemmed, evergreen palm growing 6 - 15 metres tall. The unbranched stem can be 16 - 22cm in diameter; it is armed with deflexed, flattened spines 10 - 15cm long; and topped by a crown of 11 - 18 horizontally-spreading leaves that can each be up to 4 metres long[ 368 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 30 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis. Year 1943 ISBN Description Contains parts of the Flora of Panama.This, and other volumes of the series, are available for download from the Internet. , 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 as a food and source of materials. The fibre extracted from the leaves has become a locally significant resource for making items such as bags and hammocks, which are marketed through the craft industry network at both regional and national level in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru[ 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 ].