Palms   Basselinia velutina

Synonymy:
None

Common Names:
None

Habitat:
Moist rainforest of New Caledonia. Two seperate populations, one in the north-east, and the other in the south-west.

Description:
A medium sized palm, to about 12m, with severely recurved leaves.

General:

Culture:
Not often found in cultivation.

Figure 1. B. velutina in habitat, New Caledonia.

Contributed by:

John Lyle

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