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Phenakospermum guyannense (A.Rich) Endl. ex Miq.

Big Palulu Traveller's palm

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001205
Common name: Big Palulu, Traveller's palm
English name: Red Traveller's palm
Native: Suriname, French Guiana, Amazon River basin
Country: French Guiana Suriname
(PGR): Rare

Large tree like, grow to 10 m tall, leaves fan-like resembling a banana's and massive inflorescences upright It features large, boat-shaped bracts that enclose numerous creamy-colored flowers which bloom nocturnally and are pollinated by bats fruits capsules woody, seeds conered in orang arils

Ornamental plant for lanscaping. source for wrapping food. traditional medicine, used to treat livers problems and dental caries. large leaves used for wrapping fish. 

Phenakospermum amazonicum (Mart) Miq

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Texture: Clay Moist Sandy loam
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Topography: Hilly
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Drought-tolerant plant
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds, division
Flowering time: Times throughout the year
Zone: 10 : 11
pH range: 6.0- 7.5
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Palm like
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Online
Plant Uses: Landscape Ornamental Traditional medicine
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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