Palms   Reinhardtia latisecta

Common Names:
Giant Windowpane Palm

Distribution & Habitat:
Belize, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Grows in understory of humid lowland rainforest.

Description:
A very interesting medium sized clustering palm (8-9 stems), between 3-8 metres high. The bright green, irregularly divided leaves have small "windows" between the ribs on each side of the rachis.

General:

Culture:
Warm, sheltered and moist. It likes a moist shaded location in cultivation and seems a relatively easy to grow palm.

Figure 1. R. latisecta in an 8 inch pot.

Figure 2. R. latisecta showing small "windows".

Contributed by:

Luke Nancarrow (Text & Figure 1,2)

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