Product Description
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, The flowers are white in color and are followed by a dark purple fruit. Editing by edric.
Culture
Quite common in cultivation in the tropics.
Comments and Curiosities
Solitary variety. Just survived a 28 degree night in zone 9B, St. Petersburg Florida, without even "bronzing". Its up against a fence, but otherwise had no other protection. The specimen is about 2 years old and 4 feet tall.
Loves the alkaline soils of the Florida Keys. One of the few 'solitare' type palms that thrives here. From time to time the Keys get pretty dry...desert dry...this palm doesn't seem to mind.
"Very attractive clustering to solitary palm from New Guinea. the clumping form is particulary nice in a large clump, about the only thing you can see are the neat, perfect leaves with wide emerald green leaflets. Soliary specimens are far more ordinary looking." (Geoff Stein)
A moderately sized species from northern and central New Guinea, with clustering, slender trunks to about 7 m (23 ft.) tall. Young plants are particularly attractive with large undivided leaflets. (RPS.com)
