Palms   Pinanga tenella

Synonymy: P. calamifrons Common Names: None Habitat: Stream banks in Borneo rainforest. Description: A small palm to about 2m tall, which forms dense clumps. Has narrow, dark green leaflets. It is a rheophyte, (i.e. it grows in the flood plains of streams and rivers) thus it is designed to offer minimum resistance to flood waters. General: ??? Culture: Warm, sheltered and moist.

Figure 1. P. tenella

Figure 2. Note the thin leaflets, designed to offer minimum water resitance.

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Rudy Meyer, www.palmseeds.com.au

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