Palms   Oraniopsis appendiculata

Synonymy: Orania appendiculata Common Names: Bronze Palm Distribution & Habitat: North-east Queensland rainforest. Description: A tall, single trunked palm to about 10m (30ft), very attractive, with an upright crown of leaves, and long thin leaflets, which have a greyish undersurface. General: Its closest palm relatives are the Ceroxylon of South America. Culture: Warm, sheltered and moist. Likes a rich, well drained, loamy soil, with high humidity. Unfortunately this palm is painfully slow growing which has severely hampered its take up as a garden plant. Can take light frost.

Figure 1. O. appendiculata in habitat, Mt Lewis, Queensland.

Figure 2. O. appendiculata in habitat.

Figure 3. O. appendiculata infructescence

Figure 4. O. appendiculata in habitat, next to an Archontophoenix purpurea .

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Contributed by:	Jonathan Cruickshank (Figure 1&2)
	Garry Daly (Figure 3&4)

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