Heterospathe elegans

(Becc.) Becc.

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Cabbage, Palm heart ?

The cabbage (heart) is eaten, though the edibility of the palm heart is uncertain.

It is a tropical plant.

Papua New Guinea, PNG,

Countries: Papua New Guinea

A tropical palm.

Source ↗

Heterospathe elegans is a species of flowering plants in the palm family (Arecaceae). It is found in New Guinea.

Names & Synonyms

Zin

Berkerwebbia elegans Becc.Heterospathe versteegiana Becc.

References (2)

Sillitoe, P. 1995, An Ethnobotanical Account of the Plant Resources of the Wola Region, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. J. Ethnobiol. 15(2): 201-235
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew