Caryota cumingii

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Figure 1. C. cumingii at Rockhampton Botanic Gardens

Common Names:[edit]

Fistail Palm

Distribution & Habitat:[edit]

Phillippines rainforest.

Description:[edit]

A medium sized Caryota, similar to a single trunked C. mitis, to about 12m tall.

General:[edit]

Not very common in cultivation.

Culture:[edit]

Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Prefers the tropics.

Contributed by:[edit]

Daryl O'Connor (Figure 1)


External Links:[edit]

Kew, PalmWeb, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk