Palm Trees - Attalea oleifera

Attalea oleifera

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Attalea oleifera at The Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Florida - April 2008

General Information
Family:
Arecaceae
Common Names:
Andaia Palm
Pindoba
Synonyms:
Attalea burretiana
Attalea concentrista
Distribution:
East Brazil
Habitat:
Low To Mid Elevation Coastal Forest
Conservation Status:
Lower Risk Least Concern
Habitat Threats:
Human Exploitation (Leaves)
Local Animal Grazing
Poor Regeneration/Reproduction
Soil Quality
Sun Exposure
Native Uses:
Cosmetics (Mesocarp Oil)
Food Source (Kernel Oil)
Thatching
Commercial Uses:

Physical Characteristics
Height:
Up to 30m (100ft)
Spread:
Growth Habit:
Solitary
Growth Rate:
Slow
Trunk Type:
No Crownshaft
Columnar Light Brown
Smooth With Age
Trunk Diameter:
Up to 400mm (16")
Leaf Type:
Pinnate
Leaf Size:
Up to 8m (26ft)
Leaf Colour:
Dark Green
Petiole:
Self Cleaning:
No
Inflorescence Colour:
Reproduction:
Monoecious
Fruit Description:
Up to 110mm (4.5")
Obovoid
Fruit Colour:

Cultural Requirements
Light:
Full Sun
Soil:
Moist
Well Draining
Watering:
Regular
Maintain Moisture
Min. Temp:
0°C (0°F)
Tolerances:
Full Sun
Poor Soils
Propagation:
Seed
Germination:
3-12+ Months
25-30°C (77-86°F)
Planting:
Single
Uses:
Specimen
Availability:
Rare In Cultivation

References: IUCN 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 14 December 2004.
Kew World Checklist Of Selected Plant Families. <www.kew.org/wcsp/home.do>
Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. Costaceae. Pp. 413-423 in, B. E. Hammel, M. H. Grayum, C. Herrera, & N. Zamora (eds.), Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. vol. II. Gimnospermas y monocotiledóneas (Agavaceae- Musaceae). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 92: 1-694.
Noblick, L.R. Ph.D., 1998. Hardiness Observations In Palm Species. <www.bg-map.com/PLMTBLA.HTML>
Riffle,R.L. & Craft,P. 2003. An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms.