Arecaceae FAMILY Critically Endangered

Loxococcus rupicola

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Loxococcus rupicola is a solitary stemmed, evergreen palm with an unbranched stem up to 12 metres tall and 12cm in diameter; this is topped by a crown of leaves each up to 250cm long[ 1968 Title Palms of Southern Asia Publication Author Henderson A. Publisher Princeton University Press, New York Year 2009 ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9 Description An excellent concise guide ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is grown as an ornamental, but only from seed obtained from registered sources Loxococcus rupicolaThe plant is classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(1998)[ 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 RangeE. Asia - southwest Sri Lanka

HabitatMoist closed forest; at elevations from 300 - 742 metres[ 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. ]. Lowland or montane rain forest, often on steep, rocky slopes; at elevations from 300 - 1,500 metres[ 1968 Title Palms of Southern Asia Publication Author Henderson A. Publisher Princeton University Press, New York Year 2009 ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9 Description An excellent concise guide ]