Palms   Geonoma baculifera

Common Names:
Tasi palm (local name),
Ringed Geonoma Palm

Conservation Status:
Unknown

Distribution & Habitat:
Rainforest from northern South America thru to northern Brazil.

Description:
A small, clustering, monoecious, unarmed palm, with smooth, cane-like stems, up to 3m tall. These are smooth, ringed by prominent leafscars, 5-10cm apart. The leaves are pinnate, up 1m long, and the flowers are pink, in clusters of three; two male and one female. The inflorescence is green, later orange and the very small globose fruits are black at maturity.

General:
The leaves are used by the locals for roofing on their huts.

Culture:
Warm, sheltered, and moist. Likes high humidity.

Figure 1. G. baculifera in habitat.

Contributed by:

Gileno Machado (Figure 1)

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