Cyrtostachys elegans

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in the Bewani Mountains, PNG.

Distribution & Habitat:

New Guinea rainforest.

Description:

A medium sized clumping palm, to about 6m, with a very prominant green crownshaft.

General:

Not as spcatcular as its brother, the Lipstick Palm, C. renda, however, none the less, a very attractive, underutilised palm for the tropics.

Culture:

Like all Cyrtostachys, this one is very cold sensitive.

Contributed by:

Rolf Kyburz (Figure 1)

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, eMonocot, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk