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Deckenia nobilis![]()
Common Names:
Millionaire's SaladConservation Status:
Endangered
It is harvested for the edible palm heart.Distribution & Habitat:
An emergent palm of the Seychelles in lowland forest up to 600 m.Description:
A very tall (to 35m), slender palm, with a whitish crownshaft. The dark green, pinnate leaves are covered in black spines on the underside, however they form a very attractive crown. It also has a very spiny seed pod and the seed are about the size of a sunflower kernel.Culture:
This palm is rather cold sensitive (as are all the Seychelles palms), and also requires very good drainage.
Figure 1. D. nobilis in Oahu t Ho'O'Mahulia, Oahu, Hawaii.
Figure 2. D. nobilis
Figure 3. D. nobilis
Figure 4. D. nobilis spathes and inflorescences.
Figure 5. D. nobilis spathes and inflorescences.
Contributed by: Jeff White (Figure 1) Phillip Arrowsmith (Figures 2,3,45).
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