Clinosperma vaginata

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Figure 1. C. vaginata in habitat, New Caledonia.

Habitat:

Understory palm of moist rainforests in southern La Grande-Terre, New Caledonia. Often found in secondary forest.

Description:

A small (to 5m) feather palm, with prominent nodes, and arching leaves.

Culture:

Very rarely cultivated.

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Figure 2.

Contributed by:

John Lyle

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk