Status:
valid
Authors:
Faden
Source:
wcs
Year:
2011
Citation Micro:
PhytoKeys 3: 10 (2011)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000921004
Common Names
- Polyspatha oligospatha
- Oligospatha Polyspatha
- Oligospatha Palm
Description
Polyspatha oligospatha (also called 'Oligospatha palm', among many other common names) is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found in the tropical rainforest of the Amazon basin in South America, and is a palm tree that grows up to 15 m tall. It is found in tropical moist lowland forests and seasonally flooded forests.
Uses & Benefits
Polyspatha oligospatha is used as a traditional medicine to treat fever, malaria, and gastrointestinal disorders. It is also used as an ornamental plant in gardens.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flower of Polyspatha oligospatha is a yellowish-green, with a yellowish-green calyx and a yellowish-green corolla. The seed is a small, black, ovoid seed. The seedlings are green and have a short stem with a single pair of leaves.
Where to Find Polyspatha oligospatha
Polyspatha oligospatha can be found in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America.
Species in the Polyspatha genus
Species in the Commelinaceae family
Aetheolirion stenolobium,
Amischotolype glabrata,
Amischotolype gracilis,
Amischotolype griffithii,
Amischotolype hispida,
Amischotolype hookeri,
Amischotolype irritans,
Amischotolype laxiflora,
Amischotolype marginata,
Amischotolype mollissima,
Amischotolype monosperma,
Amischotolype sphagnorrhiza,
Amischotolype tenuis,
Amischotolype barbarossa,
Amischotolype divaricata,
Amischotolype dolichandra,
Amischotolype hirsuta,
Amischotolype leiocarpa,
Amischotolype lobata,
Amischotolype parvifructa,
Amischotolype pedicellata,
Amischotolype rostrata,
Amischotolype strigosa,
Amischotolype welzeniana,
Aneilema acuminatum,
Aneilema aequinoctiale,
Aneilema alatum,
Aneilema angolense,
Aneilema aparine,
Aneilema arenicola,
Aneilema benadirense,
Aneilema beniniense,
Aneilema biflorum,
Aneilema brasiliense,
Aneilema brenanianum,
Aneilema brunneospermum,
Aneilema calceolus,
Aneilema chrysopogon,
Aneilema clarkei,
Aneilema dispermum,
Aneilema dregeanum,
Aneilema forskaolii,
Aneilema gillettii,
Aneilema grandibracteolatum,
Aneilema hirtum,
Aneilema hockii,
Aneilema homblei,
Aneilema indehiscens,
Aneilema johnstonii,
Aneilema lamuense,