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Asterogyne martiana

COMMON NAME

​Pata de Gallo

TYPE

​Palm

FAMILY

​Arecaceae

NOTES

A single-stemmed, evergreen palm growing up to 2.5 metres tall with entire, undivided leaves, which are deeply notched at the end.

GEOGRAPHIC REGION

Ecuador, Colombia, Panama to Guatemala.

NATIVE HABITAT

Low elevation rainforests.

WEB SOURCES

palmpedia.net

tropical.theferns.info

pacsoa.org.au



Asterogyne martiana