Palms   Basselinia deplanchei

Common Names: None Habitat: Hillsides and mountain slopes of east central and south New Caledonia, in both light shade and full sun positions. Description: Clustering (usually), solitary or even branched emergant palm to about 8 m. General: Very similar to B. gracilis Culture: Very difficult to grow out of its native habitat, and also very slow.

Figure 1. Attractive crownshaft and inflorescense.

Figure 2. Plant in fruit	Figure 3. Branched trunk.

Figure 4.	Figure 5. Group of B. deplanchei .

Contributed by:

Rolf Kyburz, K-Palms

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