Latania verschaffeltii Lem.

Latanier jaune (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Latania

Characteristics

A single stemmed palm. It grows 10 m tall. The trunk can be 25 cm across. The leaves are fan shaped. There is a dense white wool on the frond bases and stalks. The fronds are green. The leaf stalks and veins are bright yellow or orange. The flowering shoot comes between the leaves. The fruit are oval and plum like. They are 5 cm long. There are 3 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows on coastal cliffs and savannah country. It suits hardiness zones 10-12. In Townsville Queens BG and palmetum.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses environmental use material medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Latania verschaffeltii unspecified picture

Conservation status

Latania verschaffeltii threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:667787-1
WFO ID wfo-0000224066
COL ID 3SHVR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 706460
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Synonyms

Latania verschaffeltii Cleophora verschaffeltii Latania aurea Latania flavescens Latania aurea