Editing Normanbya normanbyi

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[[File:Normanbya_normanbyi02.jpg|frame|Figure 1. Daintree Rainforest, North Queensland.]]
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===Common Names:===
Black Palm

===Distribution & Habitat:===
North Queensland rainforest

===Description:===
This is a tall, handsome palm, growing about 20 metres (60 feet) tall,
with a 4 metre (12 foot) leaf spread. The trunk is smooth, slender,
and closely ringed, and becomes almost black as the palm gets older.
There is a pale green crown-shaft, topped with a small head of leaves.
These consist of many narrow leaflets, arranged circularly around the
leaf stalk, which gives it a very bushy appearance, very similar to the
Foxtail palm, ''[[Wodyetia bifurcata]]''.
In fact, the two palms are very difficult to tell apart, the main difference
being that ''N. normanbyi'' has a silverish tinge to the underside of
the leaves. The green inflorescence comes from below the crown-shaft,
and gives rise to 5cm (2 inch) long pear-shaped, light-brown coloured fruit.

===Culture:===
Like many palms which come from rainforests, '''N. normanbyi'''
seedlings prefer shade when younger, growing into full sun as they gets taller.
The leaves on seedlings are rather scrawny and unattractive, and it isn't
until the palm gets to several metres high that the thick plumed leaves appear.
This palm doesn't ever like to dry out, and also likes high humidity,
so frequent wetting of the foliage is recommended in hot weather. 
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===A Personal Experience:===
I am from Nth Qld Aussie(Tropical Climate) and I have experimented with
''Normanbyas'' for about 10 years in our area. I have approximately 15
specimens in the ground. I planted them in different light locations and in
our climate. All specimens were planted in the ground from 6 inch
containers. I planted 10 in full sun and they are now approximately 10 feet
tall. I planted 3 in medium light conditions and they are the same height.
I planted 2 in low light conditions in competition with other palms. They
are about 20 feet tall, fruiting and in excellent condition.
The ones in full sun have adapted well after initially struggling for about
3 years and they are also fruiting.
''Normanybyas'' are definitely more difficult to grow then say
''Wodyetias'' but in
my opinion are a much more attractive palm.
I have found the specimens I planted in deep mulch(kept moist) are much more
robust and quicker growing(not to say I don`t keep the other ones moist).
''Normanbyas'' are extremely receptive to regular dressings of fertiliser
(more so than most palms) and appear to be gross feeders,
visibly responding in a matter of weeks after every application of fertiliser.
A palm well worth the attempt.

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[[File:Normanbya_normanbyi04.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''N. normanbyi'']]
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[[File:Normanbya_normanbyi03.jpg|frame|Figure 3. A nice plant at Mt. Cootha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane.]]
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===Contributed by: ===
Jeff Nugent - '''Permaculture Plants''' (Figures 1&2)<br/>
Mike Gray (Figure 3)<br/>
Phill Glindeman (A Personal Experience)


===External Links:===
[https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Normanbya%20normanbyi Kew], 
[https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/5ab40e1b-af53-498a-a73c-3509f255d85d PalmWeb],
[https://e-monocot.org/taxon/urn:kew.org:wcs:taxon:135693 eMonocot],
[https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Normanbya+normanbyi JSTOR],
[https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Normanbya+normanbyi Trebrown],
[https://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Normanbya_normanbyi.htm ATRP]
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[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Normanbya+normanbyi%22&amp;num=10&amp;sa=Google+Search Google],
[https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Normanbya+normanbyi%22&amp;hl=en&amp;btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages],
[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Normanbya+normanbyi Flickr],
[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Normanbya+normanbyi%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&amp;sa=Google+Search PalmTalk]
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