Ceroxylon vogelianum
(Engel) H.Wendl
Original
reference:
In O.C.E.de Kerchove de Denterghem, Palmiers 239 (1878)
Basionym:
Klopstockia vogeliana Engel
Morphology:
Understorey or subcanopy palm. Stem solitary, to 10 m tall, ca. 10 cm in diameter, greenish grey, with dark leaf scars. Leaves 1-1.5 m long; pinnae 70-80 on each side, inserted in groups and spreading in different planes, with pendulous distal half, the central ones 30-40 cm long, 20-25 mm wide, below with a thin, light grey to brown wax layer. Inflorescences curved, becoming pendulous in fruit, 120-160 cm long, branched 2 times. Male flowers with 6 stamens. Fruits globose, bluish green, often becoming dull orange just before dropping, slightly warty, 13-15 mm in diameter.
Distribution:
Venezuela to Bolivia in the Andes.
Notes:
Plants from S Ecuador, where the species is common, are relatively small compared to what is usual for the species
Common
names:
Coco
–
Spanish
(V.v.d. Eynden #597).
Uses:
The palm heart and the mesocarp are edible
(V.v.d. Eynden #597).
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