Euterpe broadwayi
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| Euterpe broadwayi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Euterpe |
| Species: | E. broadwayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Euterpe broadwayi | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Euterpe broadwayana Becc. | |
Euterpe broadwayi, the manac, or manicol, is a tall, slender-stemmed, pinnate-leaved palm native to Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Dominica. Stems usually grow in a cluster and are 8–20 metres tall and 20–25 centimetres in diameter and bear 10–16 leaves.[2]
It is sometimes harvested for palm heart.[2]