Palms   Bentinckia nicobarica

Common Names: Bentinck Palm Conservation Status: Threatened Distribution & Habitat: Rainforest on the Nicobar Islands (which lie along the eastern edge of the Bay of Bengal). Description: Tall, slender, feather palm to about 15m. Very similar to Archontophoenix cunninghamiana , but with a longer crownshaft. Culture: Fast growing palm for tropical lowland areas. Very cold-sensitive.   Figure 2. B. nicobarica in habitat.

Figure 1. Young plant (2.5 years old) of B. nicobarica .

Contributed by:	Scott MacLean (Figure 1)
	Rolf Kyburz, K-Palms (Figure 2)

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