Editing Lemurophoenix halleuxii (section)

===General:===
Said to be the grandest palm in Madagascar,
this is a very highly sought after palm by collectors.
but it is only slowly making its way into cultivation.
This is due to
several factors, the first being its very recent discovery,
(first described in the mid 1980's). Another reason is the
difficulty in germinating the seeds
(see next page), and the third is the
slow growth rate.
This palm is becoming extremely rare in Madagascar,
with only about 30 mature individuals existing when first discovered
in the mid 1980's, but this number has since dropped to somewhere
in the low teens, due mainly to locals cutting down the trees for firewood.