Characteristics
A slender solitary palm. It grows about 15 m high. The trunk can be stout. It can be 20 cm across. It is fattened near the base. The fronds are light and feathery. They have many leaflets which hang over. The fronds can be 5 m long and curve over. There is no crown-shaft. The flowering stalk is thin and large. It is branched. The fruit are about 10 mm long. They turn bright red when ripe.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
-
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
15.0
|
| 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 occurs on Viti Levu in Fiji. It grows on the edge of the rainforest.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
|
Usage
The palm heart or cabbage is eaten. The young seeds are eaten.
| Uses |
-
|
| Edible
|
seeds
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
|
| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed. Seed germinate readily. Young palms need shade.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| 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°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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