Euterpe broadwayi — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Arecales/Arecaceae/Euterpe

At a glance

Occurrence records22

Data sources4

Biological traits25

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Euterpe broadwayi's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility22 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources25 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF22 records

01Narrative

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. It is sometimes harvested for palm heart.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology6

Fruit length12 mm

Fruit width12 mm

Fruit width max14 mm

Fruit width min10 mm

Leaf length max4 800 mm

Plant height15 m

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 15 m · TRY: 20 m

Life cycle & reproduction4

Deciduousnessevergreen

Life formtree

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formphanerophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment7

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit colourblack

Growth formtree

Habitat GIFTcanopy

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Other traits6

Dbh max25 cm

Defenseno

Leaf spinesno

Plant support typefree-standing

Shoot length max2 000 cm

Shoot orientationerect

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type22 records

Wild obs. + sensor17

Museum / vouchered5

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO52 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy50% within 1 km

≤100 m 4≤1 km 3≤10 km 1>10 km 6

14 georeferenced · 3 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor17

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 5 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence5

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions2 of 2 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Bronx, US	4
Saint Louis, US	1

2 institutions · 5 of 5 vouchered records shown