Inajai
Syagrus inajai

Family: Arecaceae

What it is like

A solitary palm. It grows 16 m high. The trunk is 15 cm across. There are 15-18 leaves. The leaves are 3.3 m long. There are 51-110 leaflets on each side of the leaf. The leaflets are narrow and limp. They grow at different angles and hang down. The leaflets are in clusters of 2-7. The flowering stalk has a woody bract. There are 14-35 flowering branches. The fruit are oval. They are 3.2-4.5 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. They are yellow.

There are about 30 Syagrus species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in lowland rainforest. It grows below 500 m altitude. It needs rich soil and constant moisture.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, South America, Suriname, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit, seeds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Curua rana, Peh-peh

Synonyms

Cocos aequatorialis Barb. Rodr.; Cocos chavesiana Barb. Rodr. ex Becc.; Cocos inajai (Spruce)Trail; Cocos speciosa Barb. Rodr.; Maximiliana inajai Spruce; Syagrus aequatorialis (Barb.Rodr.) Barb. Rodr.; Syagrus chavesiana (Barb. Rodr.) Barb. Rodr.; Syagrus speciosa (Barb. Rodr.) Barb. Rodr.;