Chamaedorea linearis
(Ruiz & Pav.) Mart.
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Description
A palm. It has 1 stem. It grows 10 m tall. The trunk is 3-8 m across. It is green and smooth. The leaf sheaths are 30-90 cm long. The leaf blade is 1-2.5 m long and has 25-65 leaflets on each side. The flowering shoot is 15-100 cm long and it has 3-4 swollen bracts. Male flowers are in groups of 18 and female flowers occur singly. The fruit are orange to red and 1.5-2.5 cm across.
Edible Uses
The fruit, palm heart, and cabbage (likely the growing shoot or leaf bases) are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows from the lowlands and up to 2,400 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Andes, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Kuinkua nul, Palmilla, Palmito verde, Vara kaspi
References (4)
- Kvist, L. S., et al, 2006, Bosques montanos bajos occidentals en Ecuador y sus plantas utiles. Botanica Economica ge los Andes Centrales. 205-223.
- Palmpedia
- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
- Torre, de la L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 199
