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Euterpe broadwayi (Manac, Manicol1; Syn. Euterpe broadwayana Becc., Euterpe dominicana L.H.Bailey)2 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.1
It is sometimes harvested for palm heart.1
References
- ^ a b c Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
- ^ "Euterpe broadwayi". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2007-10-25.
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