Geonoma pohliana subsp. weddelliana

Family: Arecaceae

What it is like

A palm. It may grow 1-5 m tall. The stem is 1-2 cm wide. There are 8-13 leaves per trunk. The leaves are 1.7 m long. The leaves have about 4-42 leaflets on each side of the leaf. The flowering stalk is 6-25 cm long. (The leaves and flowers vary with altitude.) The fruit are about 7-10 mm long by 5-8 mm wide.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in seasonally dry areas.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, South America

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit, seed

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Ubim

Synonyms

Geonoma altissima Barb.Rodr.; Geonoma aricanga Barb.Rodr.; Geonoma brevispatha Barb.Rodr.; Geonoma calophyta Barb.Rodr.; Geonoma telesiana Lorenzi; Geonoma weddelliana H. Wendl. ex Drude; and others