Latania lontaroides (Gaertn.) H.E.Moore

Red latan palm (en), Latanier rouge (fr), Latanier de la Réunion (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Latania

Characteristics

A palm.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 11.0 - 14.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

Usage

Uses environmental use food gene source material
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Latania lontaroides habit picture by H. Goëau (cc-by-sa)
Latania lontaroides habit picture by E. Mouysset (cc-by-sa)
Latania lontaroides habit picture by E. Mouysset (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Latania lontaroides leaf picture by H. Goëau (cc-by-sa)
Latania lontaroides leaf picture by H. Goëau (cc-by-sa)
Latania lontaroides leaf picture by guillaume guillaume (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Latania lontaroides flower picture by H. Goëau (cc-by-sa)
Latania lontaroides flower picture by H. Goëau (cc-by-sa)
Latania lontaroides flower picture by H. Goëau (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Latania lontaroides fruit picture by H. Goëau (cc-by-sa)
Latania lontaroides fruit picture by H. Goëau (cc-by-sa)
Latania lontaroides fruit picture by H. Goëau (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Latania lontaroides world distribution map, present in Brazil and Réunion

Conservation status

Latania lontaroides threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:667783-1
WFO ID wfo-0000224062
COL ID 3SHVL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630013
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Latania borbonica Latania rubra Latania commersonii Cleophora commersonii Cleophora lontaroides Livistona borbonica Latania lontaroides