Arecaceae FAMILY Data Deficient

Hydriastele wosimiensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hydriastele wosimiensis is a single stemmed, robust, evergreen palm with an unbranched stem up to 30 metres tall and around 25cm in diameter; this is topped by a crown of around 20 leaves, each of which can be 250 - 300cm long including the petiole[ 1974 Title A monograph of Hydriastele (Areceae, Arecaceae) in New Guinea and Australia Publication Phytotaxa 370 (1): 001-092, 2018 Author Petoe P., Heatubun C.D. & Baker W.J. Website https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.370.1.1 Publisher Year 2018 ISBN 1179-3155 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials. Hydriastele wosimiensis is known only from the type locality in West Papua Province, Indonesia. There is no information on population size, and more data are needed about its range and abundance.The plant is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[ 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 RangeAustralasia - western New Guinea

HabitatA canopy plant, found in lowland rainforest, growing on shallow slopes[ 1974 Title A monograph of Hydriastele (Areceae, Arecaceae) in New Guinea and Australia Publication Phytotaxa 370 (1): 001-092, 2018 Author Petoe P., Heatubun C.D. & Baker W.J. Website https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.370.1.1 Publisher Year 2018 ISBN 1179-3155 Description ].