Lepidocaryum tenue

Common Names:
Irapay palm

Conservation Status:
Unknown

Distribution & Habitat:
It is found in shady, moist rainforests of South America.

Description:
This is a small, clustering, palmate palm, with widely spaced leaflets, and very deeep splits going to the centre of the leaf

General:
This palm is utilized for roofing thatch by Amazonian people

Culture:
Warm, sheltered and moist. It is very rare in cultivation.