Palmae Prestoea montana (Graham) Nicholson

Palmae Prestoea montana

| | © W.D. Hawthorne

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Keywords in this picture :

Fruit
Inflorescence
Flower & fruit
Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

Mount Qua Qua - GRENADA
Cable & Wireless Mast - GRENADA
Mt. St. Catherine - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Smaller palm than Euterpe dominicana, 3-15m tall (sometimes tufted). Stem swollen at base, up to 20cm diam. Many leaf scars. Leaves 1-3.5m long; Leaflets rigid, spreading , flat, dark green. Crownshaft shorter than infl bracts, splitting opposite petiole, with dense scales towrds top. Leaflets ?meeting up across rachis?

Interest
Most noted for their ornamental value. The young bud/leaves or 'cabbage' is edible, but this kills the trees.

Specimen information

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, D.Jules, S.Filbert, I. Mawuto

Specimen Number
1359

Location
Forest in Mt. Hope region, in foothills and ridges leading to Mt. St. Catherines. (Altitude given is max. for mt.)

Notes
Small palm, mostly 1-4m tall here. This specimen with stem only 1m long, leaves 1.5m long; infl. axes red, fts very black.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.080000 N Longitude: 0.0 E Altitude: 840