Characteristics
A medium sized clumping palm. The fruit are in clusters. They are scarlet when ripe.
Life form |
perennial
|
Growth form |
tree
|
Growth support |
free-standing
|
Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
Sexuality |
monoecy
|
Pollination |
-
|
Spread |
-
|
Mature width (meter) |
-
|
Mature height (meter) |
5.0
|
Root system |
-
|
Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
Flower color |
-
|
Blooming months |
-
|
Fruit color |
-
|
Fruiting months |
-
|
Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It grows in the lowland rainforest in Sri Lanka. It grows best in a shady situation. It likes plenty of moisture. Cairns Botanical Gardens. In XTBG Yunnan.
Light |
-
|
Soil humidity |
-
|
Soil texture |
-
|
Soil acidity |
-
|
Soil nutriment |
-
|
Hardiness (USDA) |
-
|
Usage
The nuts are used as a betel substitute.
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed.
Mode |
seedlings
|
Germination duration (days) |
-
|
Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
|
Germination luminosity |
-
|
Germination treatment |
-
|
Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
Size |
-
|
Vigor |
-
|
Productivity |
-
|