Palms

Ptychosperma schefferi

Habitat and Distribution Endemic to the Central north coast of New Guinea. Description Small palm, solitary or clustering, growing from 4.7 to 7 m (15 to 20 ft, sometimes 25 ft) tall. It has dark green leaves, and a whitish covering on the crownshaft,...

Ptychosperma burretianum

Habitat and Distribution Endemic to New Guinea. Description Small to medium sized clustering palm, with slender stems to about 8 m. (49 ft.) tall. Stems to about 5 cm in diam. (2 in.) breast high, 8-10 leaves in the crown. New leaf coppery red. Leaf to...

Ponapea hentyi

Habitat and Distribution Ponapea hentyi is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago. New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Grows near waterways in wet forests.   Description Single stemmed palm, crown of arching leaves, broad triangular leaflets, and...

Plectocomia elongata

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   Plectocomia elongata is a species of plant in the family Arecaceae. It is native to Assam, India, Borneo, Cambodia, Java, Peninsular...

Phoenix sylvestris var. robusta

From northern India comes this new and fabulous selection of the Silver Date Palm. The very large seeds (by far the largest in any Phoenix) will produce a quick growing, robust seedling, and eventually a thick trunked, large, and stately tree with a...

Phoenix dactylifera "Oasis Errachidia"

Phoenix dactylifera "Maijhoul"

Thick canopy of silvery green to dark green. Wide leaflets and a high frond count give Medjool Date Palm canopies a lush, stunning appearance. Canopy spread after one year on site, 25 feet from frond tip to tip. Average trunk caliper of 16-18 inches. The...

Phoenix roebelenii

Habitat and Distribution China South-Central, Laos, and Vietnam. Northern Laos (Nam Ou valley), Vietnam (Upper Black R. region near Lai-Chau), and southern China (Xisuangbanna region of Yunnan), most notably along the banks of the R. Mekong. Closely...

Phoenix reclinata x canariensis Hybrid

An interspecific hybrid between a female Phoenix canariensis and a male Phoenix reclinata made in our greenhouse. It is a beautifull palm that may have the fastest growth speed of the genus. This palm can tolerate moderate frosts (-7°C).

Oncosperma tigillarium

Habitat and Distribution Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Malaya, Society Is., Sumatera, and Thailand. "Nibung" is widely distributed throughout Sumatra, Kalimantan, Peninsular Malaysia, and Java. The species is generally confined to forest below 50 m above sea...

Oncosperma horridum

Habitat and Distribution Borneo, Malaya, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatara, and Thailand. The Mountain Nibong Palm is found from lowland rainforests, and as high as up to 1,000 m. Description The stem is slender and armed with sharp spines on the trunk and...

Medemia argun

Habitat and Distribution Egypt, and Sudan. Medemia argun occurs as scattered individuals and populations in the Nubian desert of southern Egypt and northern Sudan. It was first described as Areca passalacquae from fruits collected by archaeologists from...