Prestoea decurrens

(Prestoea decurrens)

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Description

Prestoea decurrens is an evergreen palm, usually forming a small cluster of stems and growing from 1.4 - 7 metres tall, exceptionally to 10 metres. The unbranched stems can be 3 - 12cm in diameter; they are topped by crowns of 4 - 10 leaves The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Arecales
Family:Arecaceae
Genus:Prestoea
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