Geonoma schottiana

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Figure 1. G. schottiana in habitat, Carambe (1100m altitude)- state Paran, Brazil.

Common Names:

Aricanga (local name)

Distribution:

South to southeast Brazil.

Habitat:

Montane rainforest, between 400 and 1500m.

Description:

This is a small to medium sized single trunked or occasionally clumping, pinnate palm between 1 and 5m tall. It has 7-12 fronds,60-100cm long and 30-50cm wide, sickle shaped leaflets with 3 prominent "nervures" or ribs, and brown-red inflorescences with 0.8-1cm black fruits.

Culture:

They grow in deep shade near little streams in an acid sandy soil. Their roots are always moist, sometimes in streaming water! They are cold hardy to -7°C (19.4°F) and they don't tolerate transplanting well. All in all a very attractive addition for sub-tropical and temperate gardeners.

Figure 2. G. schottiana with a bend.

Figure 3. Taller specimen.

Figure 4. G. schottiana infructescence

Figure 5. G. schottiana

Contributed by:

Alberto Leonardo Barkema (Figure 1,2,3,4&5)

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, JSTOR, Trebrown

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