Characteristics
A small palm. It grows to 4-8 m high. The trunk is 2-5 cm across. The trunk has prominent ridges. The leaves are 2 m long. The leaf stalk is 10-25 cm long. There are 10-12 leaflets on each side of the stalk. The leaflets are 23 cm long and 10 cm across at the tip. They are triangular. The flowering stalks is branched and 3.5-23 cm long. The fruit are red and 1.4-1.9 cm long and 5-10 mm across. The immature fruit is edible.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
-
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.02 - 0.05
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| Mature height (meter) |
5.5 - 7.5
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
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| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
A tropical plant. It occurs in Fiji on Vanua Levu. It occurs from sea level to 1,000 m altitude. It grows in dense forests. It needs well drained soil. They need a shady location.
| Light |
-
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| Soil humidity |
-
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| Soil texture |
-
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| Soil acidity |
-
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
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Usage
The kernel of the immature fruit is edible.
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed. Ripe seed germinate quickly. Seed should not be allowed to dry out. Seed from single palms will grow. Plants can be transplanted providing the roots are not allowed to dry out.
| Mode |
seedlings
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| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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