Arenga listeri

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Figure 1. Emergant A. listeri on Christmas Island.

Synonymy:

Didymosperma sp.

Common Names:

The Christmas Island Palm

Distribution & Habitat:

Christmas Island rainforest.

Description:

A solitary emergent palm, with silver undersides to the leaves, and very fibrous trunks

Culture:

Probably warm, moist, but well drained position. Virtually unknown in cultivation, and rarely seen in good condition.

 

Figure 2. Underside of the leaves

 

Figure 3. A. listeri

 

Contributed by:

David Tanswell (from Palms&Cycads No. 75) (Figures 1-3)

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, IUCN, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk