Family: Arecaceae    Palm Tree

Common Name: None known

Cold Hardiness Zone: 10a     View the UK and US zone maps

Geonoma longivaginata subsp. longivaginata Information

Identification

A monoecious palm from SE. Nicaragua to Panama, it is relatively slow growing. New leaves are very red and older leaves are variable from finely pinnate to having very broad leaflets. The stem suckers but not profusely.

Species information currently being revised.

Distribution

Native to: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama

In Nicaragua, Costa Rica (Atlantic and Pacific slopes) and Panama at 185(5-1000) m elevation in lowland tropical rainforest.

Location: Costa Rica (10.219067°N, -83.62793°E)

Observations

Map may not represent the complete natural distribution. (Markers display observation data).