Heterospathe muelleriana
(Becc.) Becc.
Arecaceae Edible: Cabbage, Palm heart ?
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Description
A tropical palm in the Arecaceae family. The edible portions include the cabbage and potentially the palm heart.
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Edible Uses
The cabbage and palm heart are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Papua New Guinea, PNG,
Synonyms
Ptychandra muelleriana Becc.
Also Known As
May
References (2)
- Sillitoe, P. 1995, An Ethnobotanical Account of the Plant Resources of the Wola Region, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. J. Ethnobiol. 15(2): 201-235
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
