Cacheo ( Pseudophoenix vinifera) , sugar palm from hispaniola
Pseudophoenix vinifera (Cacheo, Katié) is a palm species endemic to Hispaniola. its a typical dominican dry forest species
Pseudophoenix
vinifera comunity, it was used in the past of palm wine production. Trees were cut down and the pith extracted, especially from the swollen portion
of the stem. Sap was extracted and fermented.[1][2]
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from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudophoenix_vinifera.
Photos taken at Loma Charco Azul National Park,
Dominican Republic.
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