Geonoma pohliana

Mart.

Arecaceae

+ Synonyms

Geonoma altissima Barb.Rodr.

Geonoma aricanga Barb.Rodr.

Geonoma barbigera Barb.Rodr.

Geonoma barbosiana Burret

Geonoma blanchetiana H.Wendl. ex Drude

Geonoma bondariana Lorenzi

Geonoma brevispatha Barb.Rodr.

Geonoma calophyta Barb.Rodr.

Geonoma caudulata Loes.

Geonoma chapadensis Barb.Rodr.

Geonoma decussata Burret

Geonoma fiscellaria Mart. ex Drude

Geonoma gastoniana Glaz. ex Drude

Geonoma kuhlmannii Burret

Geonoma latifolia Burret

Geonoma littoralis Noblick & Lorenzi

Geonoma luetzelburgii Burret

Geonoma macroclona Drude

Geonoma meridionalis Lorenzi

Geonoma pilosa Barb.Rodr.

Geonoma platycaula Drude

Geonoma plurinervia Burret

Geonoma rodeiensis Barb.Rodr.

Geonoma rubescens H.Wendl. ex Drude

Geonoma rupestris Barb.Rodr.

Geonoma schottiana palustris Warm. ex Drude

Geonoma stenoschista Burret

Geonoma telesiana Lorenzi

Geonoma tomentosa Barb.Rodr.

Geonoma trigonostyla Barb.Rodr.

Geonoma trinervis Drude & H.Wendl.

Geonoma warmingii A.D.Hawkes

Geonoma weddelliana H.Wendl. ex Drude

Geonoma wittigiana Glaz. Ex Drude

Common Name:

Leaves
Photograph by: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil
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General Information

Geonoma pohliana is an evergreen palm growing from 1 - 6 metres tall. The plant usually produces a cluster of unbranched stems, rarely a single stem; these can be up to 7cm in diameter; they are topped by 6 - 19 leaves that can each be up to 150cm long[

768

Title: Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas
Publication
Author: Henderson A.; Galeano G.; Bernal R.
Publisher: Princeton University Press; Princeton, New Jersey.
Year: 1995
ISBN: 0-691-08537-4
Description: An excellent book, giving basic information on all the 550 species of palms native to the Americas that were known in 1995. Comprehensive information on the plants range and habitat, brief description, some uses and almost 250 photos.

773

Title: A Revision of Geonoma (Arecaceae)
Publication: Phytotaxa 17: 1 - 271
Author: Henderson A.
Website: http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/
Publisher: Magnolia Press
Year: 2011
ISBN: 1179-3155
Description: A treatment of the genus Geonoma, giving very detailed botanical descriptions and some information on habitat. It can be downloaded from the Internet.

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The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use and as a material for thatch.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

768

Title: Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas
Publication
Author: Henderson A.; Galeano G.; Bernal R.
Publisher: Princeton University Press; Princeton, New Jersey.
Year: 1995
ISBN: 0-691-08537-4
Description: An excellent book, giving basic information on all the 550 species of palms native to the Americas that were known in 1995. Comprehensive information on the plants range and habitat, brief description, some uses and almost 250 photos.

773

Title: A Revision of Geonoma (Arecaceae)
Publication: Phytotaxa 17: 1 - 271
Author: Henderson A.
Website: http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/
Publisher: Magnolia Press
Year: 2011
ISBN: 1179-3155
Description: A treatment of the genus Geonoma, giving very detailed botanical descriptions and some information on habitat. It can be downloaded from the Internet.

Range

S. America - Paraguay, southern, central and eastern Brazil, Bolivia.

Habitat

An understorey plant in lowland to montane rain forest, favouring moist soils and also found in cocoa plantations, at elevations up to 1,800 metres[

768

Title: Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas
Publication
Author: Henderson A.; Galeano G.; Bernal R.
Publisher: Princeton University Press; Princeton, New Jersey.
Year: 1995
ISBN: 0-691-08537-4
Description: An excellent book, giving basic information on all the 550 species of palms native to the Americas that were known in 1995. Comprehensive information on the plants range and habitat, brief description, some uses and almost 250 photos.

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	3.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The apical bud has medicinal uses[

763

Title: Heart of Palm Use: A Family Survey
Publication
Author: Scott Zona, Ph.D.
Website: http://www.virtualherbarium.org/palmresearch/Hearts_of_Palm_table.html
Publisher: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Virtual Herbarium.
Year: 0
ISBN
Description: An on-line article listing the botanical names and range of palm trees that have an edible apical bud.

Other Uses

The leaves are used for thatching[

476

Title: Handbook of S. American Indians.
Publication: Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 143
Author: Steward J. H. (Editor)
Website: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher: US Government Printing Office; Washington
Year: 1946 - 1950
ISBN
Description: In six volumes, a detailed look at the native peoples of S. America - their culture, lifestyle, use of plants etc,

Propagation

Seed -

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