Basselinia pancheri

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Figure 1. Young plant, showing unsplit leaves.

Habitat:

Rainforest in south, west and north-west New Caledonia. Often found in exposed areas.

Description:

Single stemmed, occasionally clustering, emergent palm to 15m. Almost entire, stiffly erect leaves, with very little splitting.

General:

Often regarded as one of the most attractive of the New Caledonian palms.

Culture:

Moist to wet soils, light shade to full sun.

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Figure 4. Crownshaft detail, with inflorescence.

Figure 5. Crownshaft close-up.

Figure 6. B. pancheri

Contributed by:

Rolf Kyburz

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk