Palms
Syagrus picrophylla
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Common Names:
Lent Coconut
Distribution & Habitat:
Found in Brazil, from South Bahia to Rio de Janeiro.
Description:
Medium sized, solitary palm with a smooth, slender trunk
with a distinctive swollen base, with long arching, slightly plumose leaves,
and long, thin leaflets.
Culture:
Sunny, moist, well drained position.
Cold tolerant and fast growing.
Becoming very popular in cultivation.
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Figure 1. S. picrophylla
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Figure 2. S. picrophylla
crown detail.
Figure 3. S. picrophylla
| Contributed by:
| Gileno Machado (Figure 1,2&3)
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