Palms   Schippia concolor

Common Names:
Silver Pimento Palm,
Mountain Pimento Palm

Conservation Status:
Threatened by habitat destruction and encroachment by agriculture and forestry.

Distribution & Habitat:
Found in open and closed dry pine forest up to 500 m, on Mountain Pine Ridge and Cayo District, Belize.

Description:
An attractive, medium sized, unarmed, solitary fan palm, to about 10m tall.

General:
A very gracefull fan palm which is popular with collectors, but hasn't yet found a wider audience.

Culture:
Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Can take full sun at an early age. Slow growing.

Figure 1. S. concolor in habitat, Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize.

Contributed by:

Brandt Maxwell, Brandt's Palm and Tree Page (Figure 1)

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