Palms   Syagrus inajai

Distribution & Habitat: It is found growing on clay soils in the lowland rainforests of northwestern Amazonia. Description: Medium sized, solitary palm with a smooth, grey, slender trunk (4-15cm in diameter) to about 20m tall, with long arching, slightly plumose leaves, and long, thin drooping leaflets. Culture: Sunny, moist, well drained position in the tropics/warm sub-tropics. Figure 1. S. inajai in fruit.   Figure 2. S. inajai Figure 3. S. inajai Figure 4. S. inajai juvenile plants in habitat. Figure 5. S. inajai Contributed by: Ti-Palm' Society (Figure 1,2,3&4) Gileno Machado (Figure 5) For further information try Monocot Checklist Palm Web