Characteristics
A solitary palm. The trunk is tall and straight. It is light coloured. It has leaves with leaflets along the stalk. The palm varies in form. It grows 13 m tall. The crown-shaft is 1-1.3 m long. It bulges at the base. The leaf crown forms a circle. This is 2.6 m across. There are 8-10 leaves and they are 4 m long. The leaflets are widely spaced and long and narrow. They are 1-1.6 m long. The leaflets taper to a point. Mature leaves are deep bluish-green. New leaves can be red. The flowering stalk emerges from below the crown-shaft. It is 30 cm long. The fruit are 5 cm across. They are round or egg shaped.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
-
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
2.6
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| Mature height (meter) |
13.0
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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 grows between 660 and 1000 m altitude in New Caledonia. It likes moisture. It needs rich, humus laden soil. The soil needs to be well drained. It needs a warm location. Young plants need sheltering from the cold but become more cold tolerant as they mature. It suits hardiness zones 11-12. In Townsville Queens BG.
| 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
| Uses |
-
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| Edible
|
fruits
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Plants are grown from fresh seed. Seed can take some months to germinate.
| Mode |
-
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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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