Palms   Clinostigma ponapense

Common Names:
Unknown

Habitat:
Wet rainforest on the island of Ponape, in the Caroline Islands, east of the Philippines.

Description:
A tall, solitary, emergent palm to about 20m, with a whitish trunk, and long arching leaves.

Culture:
Warm, sheltered, and moist. Plants in south-east Queensland are growing quite well.

Figure 1. A young plant of C. ponapense .

Contributed by:

Mike Gray (Figure 1).

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