Characteristics
Robust solitary fan palms. The trunk has rings. The crown has stiff large leaves. The leaf stalk extends into the leaf. The leaf bases are prominently split. The flowering stalks arises amongst the leaves. The flowers are of separate sexes. Male and female trees are needed for fertile seed. Each fruit contains 1-3 seeds. The fruit are round and fleshy. They turn greenish-brown when ripe.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
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| Sexuality |
-
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
12.5 - 15.5
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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 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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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
They are tropical plants. They like sun. The need good soil drainage. They are often in seasonally wet and dry climates. They can grow near the sea. It can grow on coastal cliffs. They are drought and salt tolerant. In XTBG Yunnan. It suits hardiness zones 10-12.
| 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
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed which needs to be fresh. Seed germinate in 2-4 months.
| 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°) |
1
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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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