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Synonymy:
Didmosperma porphyrocarpum

Habitat:
Javan rainforest.

Description:
A small, clumping palm to about 1m, with large notched leaflets, bright green above, and silvery beneath.

Culture:
An attractive palm which should be more popular, it requires a shady, moist position through to the sub-tropics.


Figure 1. Nice little clump, Sri Lanka.

Contributed by: Rolf Kyburz, K-Palms


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