Geonoma macrostachys (Geonoma macrostachys)
Description
Geonoma macrostachys is an evergreen palm growing from 0.3 - 3.5 metre tall. The plant usually produces a single subterranean or shortly erect stem - occasionally there is a small cluster of stems; the stems can be 11 - 28mm in diameter; each is topped by a crown of 3 - 15 leaves 0.2 - 3 metres long.The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a source of thatch.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Arecales
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Family: Arecaceae
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Genus: Geonoma
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