Ptychosperma waitianum

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Figure 1. P. waitianum spectacular new leaf.

Distribution & Habitat:

New Guinea rainforest.

Description:

Attractive, medium sized, solitary Ptychosperma, to about 5m, with caryotoid leaves, and dark red emergent leaves.

General:

Often confused with P. burretianum, the main difference being that this species is solitary, while P. burretianum is clustering.

Culture:

Warm, sheltered position, with moist, well drained soil.

Figure 2. P. waitianum slightly faded new leaf after rain.

Contributed by:

Tom Walters, Hardiest Palms (Figure 1&2)

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, eMonocot, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk