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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Euterpe |
| Species: | E. broadwayi
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| Euterpe broadwayi | |
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Euterpe broadwayana Becc. | |
It is sometimes harvested for palm heart.[2]
Description
editEuterpe 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
editThe species is found in Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada, St. Vincent and Dominica, on exposed mountain ridges and steep river valleys.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Euterpe broadwayi". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Archived from the original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano (1996). "Euterpe, Prestoea, and Neonicholsonia (Palmae)". Flora Neotropica. 72.