Arecaceae FAMILY

Attalea allenii

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Attalea allenii is a single-stemmed, evergreen palm growing up to 6 metres tall. The unbranched stem is usually subterranean, though it can produce a short stem above ground; it is topped by a crown of large leaves that, together with the leaf stems, can be 6 metres or more long[ 769 Title A Taxonomic Treatment of the Palm Subtribe Attaleinae (Tribe Cocoeae) Publication Illinois Biological Monographs 59 Author Glassman S.F. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher University of Illinois Press; Chicago. Year 1999 ISBN 0-252-06786-X Description An in depth treatment of the Palm Subtribe Attaleinae. As well as a detailed study of the species, it also mentions various of their uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Colombia; C. America - Panama.

HabitatPrimary and secondary forests, along streams, hills, and ravines[ 769 Title A Taxonomic Treatment of the Palm Subtribe Attaleinae (Tribe Cocoeae) Publication Illinois Biological Monographs 59 Author Glassman S.F. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher University of Illinois Press; Chicago. Year 1999 ISBN 0-252-06786-X Description An in depth treatment of the Palm Subtribe Attaleinae. As well as a detailed study of the species, it also mentions various of their uses. ]. Lowland rain forest in areas not subject to seasonal inundation, at elevations up to 500 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. ].