Product Description
Habitat and Distribution
Malaya (Borneo), Sumatra, Bukit Tarek FR, Selangor, Malaysia. Photo by Ahmad Fuad Morad and Thailand.
Description
Clustering palm (soboliferous), small clumps (caespitose) to about 7 m. Leaves spreading, equally spaced, equal broad leaflets wiyh two main nerves; sheath bluish-grey. Crown shaft prominent, fawn flushed pinkish. Inflorescences pendulous, with 2-5 stout flattened rachilla, to about 20 cm. Flowers yellow-cream, fruits in 2 ranks (orders), ripening purple black.
Culture
Cold Hardiness Zone: 10a+
Comments and Curiosities
"Clustering mountain pinnate palm form Malaysia, Thailand and Sumatra. Leaves long and arching with flat leaflets that continue to drop with arch of leaf. Lots of color: petioles are yellow, trunks are ringed and green, crownshafts are purple to olive green and flowers are bright pink. Rare in cultivation." (Geoff Stein)
A medium sized, clustering palm native to rainforests on the Malay Peninsula and on Sumatra to 800 m (2600 ft.), with multiple, slender, green trunks and arching, finely pinnate leaves. It is particularly attractive when fruiting, with bright red stalks and blackish fruits that can be a focal point in the undergrowth of the tropical garden. (RPS.com)
