Editing Archontophoenix purpurea

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[[File:Archontophoenix_purpurea.jpg|frame|Figure 1. Classic purple crownshaft on <i>A. purpurea</i>.]]
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[[File:Archontophoenix_purpurea03.jpg|frame|Figure 2. Inflorescence of <i>A. purpurea</i> .]]
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===Common Name: ===
The Mount Lewis <i>Archontophoenix</i><br/>

===Description: ===
Palm to 25 m tall, trunk to 30 cm diameter and frequently
with a bulbous base. The leaves are about 4 m long and have
the pinnae in a near horizontal orientation. The crownshaft
is red/purple and covered with deciduous dark red waxy scales.
Pinnae have silvet/grey scales below as well as ramenta on
the midrib below, (the only species in the genus to possess
both features). The inflorescence has rigid branches which
remain green during maturation of the fruit. Flowers are
white/cream. Staminate flowers have 20-34 stamens. Fruit is
dark red, 20-26 mm long, with a slightly pebbled epicarp.
Fibres in the mesocarp are flat to 1.5 mm wide and branched,
interspersed with straight thin fibres.
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===Distribution:===
Confined to upland rainforest on granite at Mounts Lewis
[16&#176; 35'S], Spurgeon and Finnigan [15&#176; 48'S] in
north-east Queensland at altitudes of 400-1200m
altitudeNotes: The red/purple crownshaft, the pinnae having a
combination of silver/grey scales beneath and ramenta on the
midrib below (features which are mutually exclusive in all
other species of the genus), the large fruit and the large
number of stamens readily differentiate this species. The
habitat, being amongst granite boulders in soil of compacted
granite, and individuals within populations being widely
spread, are also notable features of the species.
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="external free" href="http://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Archontophoenix+pur#tab_mapView">http://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Archontophoenix+pur#tab_mapView</a>

===Cultivation: ===
Like very similar conditions to
<i>A. alexandrae</i>,
but is much slower growing. It likes lots of water.

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[[File:Archontophoenix_purpurea02.jpg|frame|Figure 3. <i>A. purpurea</i> in habitat.]]
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[[File:Archontophoenix_purpurea04.jpg|frame|Figure 4. <i>A. purpurea</i> in habitat.]]
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===Contributed by: ===
John Dowe (Text - from <i><b>Palms & Cycads</b></i> No. 39, Apr-Jun 1993).<br/>
Mike Gray (Figure 1)<br/>
Ian Edwards (Figure 2).<br/>
Jonathan Cruickshank (Figure 3&4)<br/>

===External Links:===
[https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Archontophoenix%20purpurea Kew], 
[https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/dd98a59c-597e-4e55-b0bb-19b6304bcbc0 PalmWeb],
[https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Archontophoenix+purpurea JSTOR],
[https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Archontophoenix+purpurea Trebrown],
[https://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Archontophoenix_purpurea.htm ATRP]
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[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Archontophoenix+purpurea%22&amp;num=10&amp;sa=Google+Search Google],
[https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Archontophoenix+purpurea%22&amp;hl=en&amp;btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages],
[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Archontophoenix+purpurea Flickr],
[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Archontophoenix+purpurea%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&amp;sa=Google+Search PalmTalk]
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