Palms   Chelyocarpus ulei

Distribution & Habitat: Found in rainforest in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil, usually below 500 metres elevation. Description: A solitary palm to about 5 metres (125 feet) tall, with palmate leaves up to 1.6 metres (5 feet) across, at the end of a 1-1.5 metre (3-4.5 feet) petiole. The leaves are deeply split, and silvery white underneath. Cultivation: Warm, sheltered and moist. Tropical in its requirements.

Figure 1. C. ulei

Contributed by:	Kyle Wicomb (Figure 1)

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