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===Habitat:===
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Rainforest of north-eastern Madagascar.
Rainforest of north-eastern Madagascar.
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A very distinctive, medium sized, single trunked palm to about 9m,
A very distinctive, medium sized, single trunked palm to about 9m,
with a "zebra stripping" on the rhachis, and white underside to
with a "zebra stripping" on the rachis, and white underside to
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the leaves.


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===Contributed by: ===
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Michael Gray<br/>
Michael Gray




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Latest revision as of 13:02, 10 September 2024

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Habitat:[edit]

Rainforest of north-eastern Madagascar.

Description:[edit]

A very distinctive, medium sized, single trunked palm to about 9m, with a "zebra stripping" on the rachis, and white underside to the leaves.

General:[edit]

Endangered in the wild, with only 2 small populations known.

Culture:[edit]

Warm, sheltered, and moist. Likes a very light, open mix and heavy shade. Very slow growing. Figure 1. R. albicans showing the white underside to the leaf.

Figure 2. Young plant of R. albicans

Contributed by:[edit]

Michael Gray


External Links:[edit]

Kew, PalmWeb, eMonocot, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk