Cyphophoenix fulcita
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Synonymy:
None
Common Names:
None
Habitat:
Emergant palm of moist rainforest, in southern La Grande-Terre, New Caledonia.
Description:
A medium sized emergant feather palm to about 15m, with very prominant stilt roots, extending up to nearly 2m from the ground.
General:
Culture:
Very rarely seen in cultivation,
and be prepared for an extremely slow growing plant
if lucky enough to get one.
Would like moist, shady, sheltered conditions.
Contributed by:
John Lyle
External Links:
Kew, PalmWeb, eMonocot, JSTOR, Trebrown
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