Palms   Pinanga caesia

Distribution & Habitat: Endemic to rainforest on northern Sulawesi (Celebes), an Indonesian island. Description: A very attractive medium sized, solitary palm with a slender, ringed trunk, and a purple or orange crownshaft to about 3m. It has an upright crown of lightly arching leaves with drooping leaflets. The leaf undersides and rhachis has an unusual bluish/violet colour. Culture: Requires moist but well drained soil with filtered sun in a tropical/warm subtropical climate. Can handle temperatures down to 1°C with little leaf damage but protection from cold winds is required.

Figure 1. P. caesia with a nice orange new leaf.

Figure 2. P. caesia showing the orange crownshaft.

Figure 3. P. caesia at Flecker Botanic Gardens, Cairns.

Figure 4. P. caesia

Contributed by:	Mike Jamison (Figure 1&2)
	Peter Richardson (Figure 3&4)

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