Calyptrocalyx pauciflorus

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Figure 1. C. pauciflorus

Distribution & Habitat:

Rainforest of East Sepik, Papua New Guinea.

Description:

A small/medium sized clumping palm with a subterranean trunk, and large, undivided leaves.

Culture:

Warm (tropical/warm sub-tropical), sheltered and moist.

Figure 2. C. pauciflorusin the Hunstein Ranges, East Sepik, PNG.

Figure 3. C. pauciflorus in cultivation

Contributed by:

Rolf Kyburz (Figure 1&2)
Luke Nancarrow (Figure 3)

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk