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[[File:Cyrtostachys_elegans.jpg|frame|in the Bewani Mountains, PNG.]]
[[File:Cyrtostachys_elegans.jpg|frame|Figure 1. Collecting seeds in the Bewani Mountains, PNG.]]
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===Description:===
===Description:===
A medium sized clumping palm, to about 6m,
A medium sized clumping palm, to about 6m,
with a very prominant green crownshaft.
with a very prominent green crown shaft.


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


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===Contributed by: ===
===Contributed by: ===
Rolf Kyburz (Figure 1)<br/>
Rolf Kyburz (Figure 1)




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Latest revision as of 13:52, 30 July 2024

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Figure 1. Collecting seeds in the Bewani Mountains, PNG.

Distribution & Habitat:[edit]

New Guinea rainforest.

Description:[edit]

A medium sized clumping palm, to about 6m, with a very prominent green crown shaft.

General:[edit]

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

Culture:[edit]

Like all Cyrtostachys, this one is very cold sensitive.

Contributed by:[edit]

Rolf Kyburz (Figure 1)


External Links:[edit]

Kew, PalmWeb, eMonocot, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk