Editing Linospadix monostachya

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[[File:Linospadix_monostachya.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''L. monostachya'']]
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===Common Names:===
Walking Stick Palm<br/>

===Distribution & Habitat:===
Mountainous rainforest in north-eastern New South Wales
and south-eastern Queensland.
It occurs in very wet areas of the ranges, in rainforest at
moderate altitudes ( up to 1200 metres). The wettest areas
would receive over 3,000 mm rainfall per year. They grow as
an understorey plant, and are usually found in dense shade,
never receiving any direct sunlight. In some locations there
would be 6-8 plants per square metre.
The microclimate in these positions is cool and humid due to
the deep shade provided by the canopy. Even in summer, the
temperature would not rise above 25 &#176; C. In winter the
temperature would not rise above 13-14 &#176; C. The minimums
would be down to 2 or 3 &#176; C in winter. Due to the abundant
vegetation, frosts would be extremely rare if not
non-existant. They grow alongside ''Archontophoenix cunninghamiana'',
and ''Calamus muelleri'' is nearby as well. The soil never
dries out, and is usually very rich with humus etc.
They grow all down the ranges to central New South Wales,
and at these more southern locations the temperatures would
be cooler. They are frequently cultivated in Sydney, but do
not experience any extremes of temperature. I have heard that
they will tolerate some frost. They don't like hot sun, and
to look at their best need good shade cover. In the
rainforest, their leaves are a deep green colour. In
semi-shade they change to mid green, and lose a lot of their
character.
 

===Description:===
A small, solitary, under-story palm with unevenly pinnate,
dark green leaves to about 3m, with long infructescence of
attractive red fruit, about 8mm across.
 

===Culture:===
Seed germinates within 1 month if fresh. It should be cleaned
and soaked in water for one day. Greater than 90 percent germination
rate. Seedlings are very slow initially and very tender.
Should be handled very carefully at this stage. Once
seedlings reach 150-200 mm high, they are more durable and
the growth rate increases. Plants are now reasonably hardy.
Plants love to grow up out of the pot, leaving them weak
rooted and wobbly.
Suggest using deep pots, but place
seedling lower down in pot to compensate for upward movement.
This avoids repotting until plant is big enough to actually
use a larger pot. Constant topping up of potting mix or
repotting keeps roots strong and plants healthy. Fertilise as
for most palms, although don't expect to get good growing
rates. Once palms are 450mm high, plant out in deep shade,
protected from wind, in rich soil. Wind turns leaftips brown,
and leaves lose their luster. Once in the ground and
established, palms grow at a reasonable rate. The more shade,
the larger the leaf and better appearance.
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[[File:Linospadix_monostachya03.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''L. monostachya'' in habitat, Mt Tambourine, SE Queensland.]]
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[[File:Linospadix_monostachya02.jpg|frame|Figure 4. ''L. monostachya'' with immature fruits.]]
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[[File:Linospadix_monostachya04.jpg|frame|Figure 3. ''L. monostachya'' infructescence.]]
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[[File:L.mono_usual_leaf.jpg|frame|Figure 5. ''L. monostachya'' leaf detail.]]
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[[File:L.mono_leaf_regular_pinnae.jpg|frame|Figure 6. ''L. monostachya'' leaf pinnae]]
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[[File:L.mono_fruit_214.jpg|frame|Figure 7. ''L. monostachya'' fruits.]]
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===Contributed by: ===
Daryl O'Connor (Text)<br/>
Eric Fehr (Figure 1,2,3&4)<br/>
Ian Edwards (Figure 5,6&7)


===External Links:===
[https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Linospadix%20monostachya Kew], 
[https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/358752c7-8b24-4d4a-bc43-1d7fddd194f9 PalmWeb],
[https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Linospadix+monostachyos JSTOR],
[https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Linospadix+monostachyos Trebrown],
[https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&amp;lvl=sp&amp;name=Linospadix~monostachyos PlantNet],
[https://www.sgapqld.org.au/articles/article22.html SGAP]
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