Cyphokentia macrostachya

Distribution & Habitat:

Rainforest on La Grande-Terre, New Caledonia.

Description:

Attractive, medium to large emergant palm (to about 15m), with severely recurved leaves, and a powdery, white crownshaft.

Figure 1. C. macrostachya in habitat, New Caledonia.

Culture:

Very rarely seen in cultivation. Very slow growing.

Contributed by:

John Lyle (Figure 1)

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, JSTOR, Trebrown

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