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
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however it isn't as cold tolerant.
Figure 2. S. sancona
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Figure 1. S. sancona
in Bolivia.
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| Contributed by:
| Ed Brown (Figure 1)
| | Gaston Torres Vera,
Cordoba, Argentina (Images copyright Argentina Palms) (Figure 2)
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