Arecaceae
Hyospathe Mart.
Kingdom: Plantae Rank: Genus Parent: Arecaceae Status: Valid
Vegetative Morphology
Habit: Palms to 1.5 m tall. Clustered, rarely solitary.
Main axis: The stem with characteristic concentric rings.
Leaves: Leaves rarely entire, usually pinnate to 100 cm, the apex entire.
Reproductive Morphology
Fruit: Fruit sessile, elongated, black.
Infructescence: Infructescence to 20 cm. Peduncle red, well-developed with a flattened based, the infructescence branches reddish. Calyx persistent.
Other
Distribution: Central America to Bolivia, to 2000 m in elevation.