Nephrosperma van-houtteanum

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Figure 1. N. van-houtteanum

Synonymy:

None

Common Names:

Latanier Millepattes

Distribution:

Seychelles

Habitat:

Secondary forest, and rocky slopes in open forest.

Description:

A medium sized, solitary palm to about 12m tall, with a gracefull crown of drooping, dark green leaves. The petioles are very spiny on young plants, but these lessen considerably as the plant gets older.

General:

Was once a very popular indoor plant in Europe, and is still widely grown in the tropics.

Culture:

Warm, sheltered and moist, but very well drained. Very cold sensitive. Plants are sun tolerant from an early age.

Figure 2. N. van-houtteanum

Contributed by:

Rolf Kyburz,

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, eMonocot, JSTOR, Trebrown

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