PACSOA - Syagrus sancona

Palms

Syagrus sancona

Common Names:
Columbian Foxtail,
South American Foxtail Palm,
Sumunqu Palm
Distribution & Habitat:
Found high in the Andes in northern South America (Columbia, Venezuela and Ecuador)
Description:
A very tall (to 30m) palm (the tallest Syagrus) with a thin, cream coloured trunk, and recurved, plumose leaves (hence the common name). Young plants have a marked bulge at the base of the trunk which is unique amongst Syagrus. Regarded as the most attractive of the Syagrus.
Culture:
The same conditions as S. romanzoffiana , however it isn't as cold tolerant.

Figure 2. S. sancona

Figure 1. S. sancona in Bolivia.

Contributed by: Ed Brown (Figure 1)
Gaston Torres Vera, Cordoba, Argentina (Images copyright Argentina Palms) (Figure 2)

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Contributed by:	Ed Brown (Figure 1)
	Gaston Torres Vera, Cordoba, Argentina (Images copyright Argentina Palms) (Figure 2)