Arecaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Hydriastele longispatha

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hydriastele longispatha is a single-stemmed, robust, evergreen palm with an unbranched trunk up to 35 metres tall and 15 - 30cm in diameter; this is topped by a crown of 15 - 17 arching leaves, each of which can be 250 - 360cm 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 of its wood. Hydriastele longispatha is widely distributed in New Guinea and has a large extent of occurrence. There are no known threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' 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 - New Guinea

HabitatAn emergent palm found in premontane and montane forest on slopes and ridgetops with volcanic soils and limestone; at elevations from 300 - 1,450 metres[ 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 ].