Arenga hookeriana
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Figure 1. Potted plant in California.
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Synonymy:
Didymosperma hookerianum
Common Names:
None
Habitat:
Malayasian and Thailand rainforest.
Description:
A very attractive, small clumping palm to about 0.75m high, with large notched, paddle shaped leaves, dark green above, and silvery below.
General:
A very popular plant among palm collectors, because of its large, undivided leaves.
Culture:
Sheltered, shady and moist, through to the sub-tropics.
Figure 2. Leaf close-up, in Thailand.
Figure 3. Nice clump in Thailand.
Contributed by:
Rolf Kyburz,
