Palms   Ptychosperma salomonense

Common Names: Unknown Conservation Status: Not threatened Distribution & Habitat: Grows in tropical rainforest on the Solomon Islands. Description: This is an elegant, solitary palm to 12m tall, with a dense crown of long, arching, broadly divided, pinnate leaves. Very similar in appearance to P. elegans , the main difference being that P. salomonense is of smaller stature and the crownshaft is of a slightly different colour. P. salomonense is also very fast grower, much quicker than P.elegans and is often thought to be more attractive. Culture: Likes a sheltered, moist but well drained position in the tropics or warm sub-tropics.

Figure 1. P. salomonense

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Scott Maclean (Text and Figure 1)

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