Euterpe broadwayi

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Arecoideae
Tribus: Euterpeae
Genus: Euterpe
Species: Euterpe broadwayi
Name

Euterpe broadwayi
References

Henderson, A.; Galeano, G. & Bernal, R. 1995. Guía de Campo de las Palmeras de las Américas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.

Vernacular names
português: Manoc, Manicol

Euterpe broadwayi, the manac, or manicol, is a tall, slender-stemmed, pinnate-leaved palm native to Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Dominica. Stems usually grow in a cluster and are 8–20 metres tall and 20–25 centimetres in diameter and bear 10–16 leaves.[2]

It is sometimes harvested for palm heart.[2]
Description

Euterpe broadwayi is a small palm, usually with 2 or 3 stems that are grey in colour, 8 to 20 metres (26 to 66 ft) tall, and 20 to 25 centimetres (8 to 10 in) in diameter. The stem ends in a cone of roots that may be up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) long.[3]
Distribution

The species is found in Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada, St. Vincent and Dominica, on exposed mountain ridges and steep river valleys.[3]
References

"Euterpe broadwayi". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Archived from the original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-08537-1.
Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano (1996). "Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae)". Flora Neotropica. 72.