Euterpe broadwayi
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| Euterpe broadwayi Becc. ex Broadway |
Euterpe broadwayi (Manac, Manicol[1]; Syn. Euterpe broadwayana Becc., Euterpe dominicana L.H.Bailey)[2] is a tall, slender-stemmed, pinnate-leaved palm native to Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Dominica. Stems usually grow in a cluster and are 8-20 metres tall and 20-25 centimetres in diameter and bear 10-16 leaves.[1]
It is sometimes harvested for palm heart.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
- ^ Euterpe broadwayi. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2007-10-25.
