Euterpe broadwayi

Euterpe broadwayi, the manac, or manicol, 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.[2]

Euterpe broadwayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Euterpe
Species:
E. broadwayi
Binomial name
Euterpe broadwayi
Becc. ex Broadway
Synonyms[1]

Euterpe broadwayana Becc.
Euterpe dominicana L.H.Bailey)

It is sometimes harvested for palm heart.[2]

Description

Euterpe broadwayi is a small palm, usually with 2 or 3 stems that are grey in colour, 8 to 20 metres (26 to 66 ft) tall, and 20 to 25 centimetres (8 to 10 in) in diameter. The stem ends in a cone of roots that may be up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) long.[3]

Distribution

The species is found in Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada, St. Vincent and Dominica, on exposed mountain ridges and steep river valleys.[3]

References
  1. "Euterpe broadwayi". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Archived from the original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
  2. Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-08537-1.
  3. Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano (1996). "Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae)". Flora Neotropica. 72.
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