Socratea exorrhiza

Plant Characteristics

Habit		palm-cycad
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Socratea exorrhiza, the Walking Palm or Cashapona, is a palm native to rainforests in tropical Central and South America. It can grow to 25 meters in height, with a stem diameter of up to 17 cm. It has unusual stilt roots, the function of which have been debated, and many species of epiphyte have been found growing on the palms. The palm is pollinated by beetles and various organisms consume their seeds or seedlings.

Read about Socratea exorrhiza in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Iriartea exorrhiza, Mart. (I. bungerothii, Hort.). Trunk about 35 ft. tall, crowned by a congested cluster of 10-20 showy lvs.; each bearing 15-20 pairs of lfts., the latter about 20 in. long and 1 ½ wide: spadices 1-4, appearing between the lvs. ; fls. yellow : fr. olive-green, reticulate. Trop. S. Amer. — Doubtfully in cult, at this time (1913) in Amer. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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