The Cabbage Palm or Cabbage Tree (Euterpe oleracea) is a tree native to the West Indies where it often attains a height of thirty metres. It is a handsome tree with a trunk free from the remains of the leaf-sheaths of dead leaves. The terminal bud and the interior of the stem are edible, pickled or boiled. Research Cabbage Palm
 
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