Attalea maripa

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Maximiliana maripa, Drude (Attalea Maripa, Mart. Englerophoenix Maripa, Kuntze). St. thick, very tall: lvs. 15 ft. long; segms. sword-shaped, acute, divaricate, the lower 3 ft. long, 2 in. wide, gradually diminishing upward: spadix and spathe very woody, the fls. very large for a palm, frequently ¾ in. long. Brazil. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.