Palms   Deckenia nobilis

Common Names: Millionaire's Salad Conservation 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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