Geonoma macrostachys
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Description
A small palm. It grows about 1.3 m tall. The stem is 2 cm across. There can be several in a cluster. There are about 9 leaves on each stem. The sheath is 13 cm long. The leaf stem can be 46 cm long. The fruit are about 9 cm long by 6 cm wide.
Edible Uses
In South America, the leaves of species such as Geonoma deversa, Geonoma orbignyana, and Geonoma macrostachys are economically important for their use in thatching roofs.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests between 75-1,800 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America, Venezuela,
Other Uses
The leaves are used for thatch.
Also Known As
Shinibi
References (6)
- Marcia, M. J., et al, 2011, Palm Uses in Northwestern South America: A Quantitative Review. Bot. Rev. (2011) 77:462-570
- 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 201
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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- Zambrana, P, et al, 2017, Traditional knowledge hiding in plain sight – twenty-first century ethnobotany of the Chácobo in Beni, Bolivia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2017) 13:57
