Arecaceae FAMILY

Attalea barreirensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Attalea barreirensis is an evergreen palm growing about 2 metres tall. The plant produces a short, subterranean stem topped by a crown of leaves up to 2.2 metres 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 as a local source of food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - central, eastern and northern Brazil.

HabitatSavannahs, often in poor, sandy soils, at elevations of 600 - 800 metres[ 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. ].