Cuban bottle palm
Colpothrinax wrightii

Family: Arecaceae

What it is like

A palm. It can grow 12-15 m tall. The stem is swollen. The stem is 30 cm across and the bulge 90 cm across. The leaves are dark green and have tips that hang down.

Possibly only animal food.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It can grow in poor soils and dry areas.

Countries/locations it is found in

Belize, Central America, Cuba, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit ?

How it is grown

It can grow in poor soils and

Its other names

Local names

Palma barrigona

Synonyms

Pritchardia wrightii (Griseb. & H. Wendl. ex Voss) Becc,;