Editing Hedyscepe canterburyana (section)

===General:===
The habitat of ''Hedyscape canterburyana'', known locally as the
'big mountain palm' is high up on the Lord Howe Island's two
largest mountains, Mt. Lidgbird and Mt. Gower. We saw it on
Mt. Gower at and above 400 metres. It has an attractive light
bluish green cylindrical crownshaft. Ripe seed is large and
bright red. An interesting feature is the presence on the
same plant of seed at quite different stages of development.
The lower bunches of seed are the most mature.
Fruit take up to four years to ripen and it is not easy to tell when the seeds are ripe.