Arenga porphyrocarpa

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Figure 1. Nice little clump, Sri Lanka.

Synonymy:[edit]

Didmosperma porphyrocarpum

Habitat:[edit]

Javan rainforest.

Description:[edit]

A small, clumping palm to about 1m, with large notched leaflets, bright green above, and silvery beneath.

Culture:[edit]

An attractive palm which should be more popular, it requires a shady, moist position through to the sub-tropics.

Contributed by:[edit]

Rolf Kyburz (Figure 1)


External Links:[edit]

Kew, PalmWeb, eMonocot, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk