Heterospathe intermedia

Welcome to the PACSOA Palms and Cycads wiki! If you have any information about this species, please help by updating this article. Once you are registered you can contribute, change, or correct the text, and even add photos on this page. Click on the edit tab above and play around. Any mistake can be easily corrected, so don't be afraid.

Figure 1. H. intermedia

Distribution & Habitat:

Montane rainforests on the Phillipines.

Description:

An attractivw, midsized, solitary, pinnate palm with a smooth, slender, gray trunk and red new leaves with long, leathery leaflets.

Culture:

Warm, sheltered and moist. Tropical in its requirements.

Figure 2. H. intermedia inflorescence

Contributed by:

Luke Nancarrow (Figure 1&2)

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, eMonocot, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk