Areca guppyana
COMMON NAME | Sacred stilt Palm |
TYPE | Palm |
FAMILY | Arecaceae |
NOTES | Thin trunked
solitary, understory palm with short, arching deep green, only partially
divided leaves, this species stands on stilt roots. Fruit are deep red and
edible (but can be somewhat narcotic, sort of like Areca catechu). Planted on
New Guinea around traditional burial grounds. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | New Guinea and the Solomon Islands |
NATIVE HABITAT | A small palm tree of
primary forest. |
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