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Palms
Calyptrocalyx micholitzii |
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Common Names:
Micholitz's Palm
Conservation Status:
Unknown
Distribution & Habitat:
New Guinea rainforests, at around 1000 metres altitude.
Description:
A very attractive, small solitary palm that only gets to about 60cm high.
The canelike stem has a few small, undivided leaves
that are maroon when young and are often attractively mottled.
Culture:
Warm, sheltered, and moist,
altho it is quite cold tolerant because of
the altitude at which it is found.
Figure 1. C. micholitzii showing the mottling on the leaves
| Contributed by: | Christian Faulkner, (Faulkners Palms (Figure 1). |
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