Pinanga gracilis

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Figure 1. P. gracilis

Common Names:

Himalayan Pinanga

Distribution:

Indian Himalayas

Habitat:

Moist rainforest

Description:

An attractive, small, slender, clumping palm to about 5m tall, with dark green, pinnate leaves to about 1m long. It has clusters of orange/scarlet fruit.

Culture:

Coming from the Himalayas, this is much more cold tolerant than most Pinangas, but probably still not frost tolerant. It likes a sheltered and moist but well drained position. It is a very nice palm which should be more widely grown.

Contributed by:

Colin Wilson

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, JSTOR, Trebrown

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