Arecaceae FAMILY

Geonoma longipedunculata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Geonoma longipedunculata is a single-stemmed, evergreen palm growing from 0.8 - 3 metres tall. The plant produces an unbranched stem that often adopts a creeping habit; it can be 3 - 5cm in diameter; and is topped by a crown of 6 - 13 leaves up to 130cm 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 plant is sometimes harvested from the wild as a local source of thatch.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia.

HabitatAn understorey plant in lowland rain forest, on well-drained land that is not subject to seasonal inundation, at elevations from 200 - 700 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. ].