Palms   Ptychosperma schefferi

Common Names: Unknown Habitat: Central north coast of New Guinea. Description: Small palm, single trunked or clumping, to about 7m tall. It has dark green leaves, and a whitish covering on the crownshaft. Culture: Quite common in cultivation in the tropics.

Figure 1. P. schefferi in Vanimo, PNG.

Contributed by:

Rolf Kyburz, K-Palms (Figure 1)

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