Palms   Brongniartikentia vaginata

Synonymy: None Common Names: None Habitat: Understory palm of moist rainforests in southern La Grande-Terre, New Caledonia. Often found in secondary forest. Description: A small (to 5m) feather palm, with prominent nodes, and arching leaves. General: Culture: Very rarely cultivated.

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

Figure 2.

Contributed by:

John Lyle

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