Salacca magnifica

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Figure 1. S. magnifica in cultivation, south-east Queensland.

Habitat:

Moist areas at the base of cliffs, in Borneo rainforest.

Description:

An extremely impressive palm, with very long (to 6m), undivided leaves. It is a clustering palm, which doesn't trunk. Very spiny.

General:

A truly stunning palm which is slowly becoming more common in collections, but is still very expensive.

Culture:

Warm, sheltered, lightly shaded, very moist position. Prefers a tropical climate, but plants can be grown quite successfully in the warm subtropics.

Figure 2. A nicely clustering specimen in New Caledonia.

Contributed by:

Mike Gray (Figure 1)
Rolf Kyburz, (Figure 2).

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk