Cyphophoenix fulcita

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Figure 1. C. fulcitus illustrating the prominant roots.

Habitat:

Emergant palm of moist rainforest, in southern La Grande-Terre, New Caledonia.

Description:

A medium sized emergant feather palm to about 15m, with very prominant stilt roots, extending up to nearly 2m from the ground.

General:

Culture:

Very rarely seen in cultivation, and be prepared for an extremely slow growing plant if lucky enough to get one. Would like moist, shady, sheltered conditions.

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Figure 2. C. fulcita in habitat, New Caledonia.

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Figure 3.

Contributed by:

John Lyle

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, eMonocot, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk