Ptychosperma schefferi

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Figure 1. P. schefferi in Vanimo, PNG.

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Common Names:

Unknown

Habitat:

Central north coast of New Guinea.

Description:

Small palm, single trunked or clumping, to about 7m tall. It has dark green leaves, and a whitish covering on the crownshaft.

Culture:

Quite common in cultivation in the tropics.



Contributed by:

Rolf Kyburz,
(Figure 1)

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, JSTOR, Trebrown

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