Hydriastele palauensis (Becc.) W.J.Baker & Loo

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Hydriastele

Characteristics

A tall palm. It grows to 20 m high. The trunk is 12 cm across. It has a prominent crown-shaft. The crown-shaft is smooth and 60 cm long. It is light green. The palm has a rounded crown. The leaves are 1-2 m long. The leaflets are 23 cm long by 1.2 cm wide. They are crowded towards the base of the leaf and are frayed at the tips. They grow at right angles forming a V shape.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature width (meter) 0.12
Mature height (meter) 20.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows on coral rock and limestone. It grows in wet forest at low elevations.
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Distribution

Hydriastele palauensis world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60435843-2
WFO ID wfo-0000215917
COL ID 6MKBS
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Synonyms

Hydriastele palauensis Gulubiopsis palauensis Gulubia palauensis