Arecaceae FAMILY

Lepidocaryum tenue

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lepidocaryum tenue is an evergreen palm, producing a cluster of stems and growing 1 - 4 metres tall. The clusters can be quite large, being produced from an underground rhizome. The unbranched stems can be 15 - 30mm in diameter; they are topped with a crown of 8 - 20 leaves[ 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. ]. The leaves are an important local thatching material, especially in Peru, and the plant is commonly harvested from the wild.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana.

HabitatAn understorey plant, found on both well-drained and seasonally inundated soils and also in inundated white sand soils; at low elevations[ 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. ]. The plant can form extensive colonies by means of its underground rhizomes[ 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. ].