Palms   Hydriastele kasesa

Synonymy: Unknown Common Names: Unknown Distribution: Northern Australia to New Guinea Habitat: Rainforest Description: An attractive medium sized palm, to about 12m tall, either solitary or with small number of stems in clump. Crown has up to 12 arching leaves. Stems get a very attractive purple spotting, and fruit clusters are a showy red. General: Culture: Warm, sheltered and moist. Requires moist, tropical conditions.

Figure 1. H. kasesa

Figure 2. H. kasesa showing the attractive stem colouring.

Figure 3. H. kasesa inflorescence.

Contributed by:

Robert Wilson (Figure 1,2&3)

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