Linospadix minor (W.Hill) F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Linospadix

Characteristics

Clustering palm to 5 m tall; stems to 2 cm diam. Leaves 7–12, to 110 cm long, irregularly or regularly paripinnate; leaf sheath green, moderately fibrous on margins; petiole 4–51 cm long. Pinnae 2–12 each side of rachis, single or united, lax, to 51 cm long, 10–40 mm wide, chartaceous, semi-glossy dark green adaxially, lighter green abaxially; veins prominent only on adaxial surface. Inflorescence to 80 cm long; peduncle to 40 cm long; rachis to 40 cm long. Staminate flowers symmetric, broadly bullet-shaped in bud, to 3 mm long, green; stamens 7–20, with connective not extending beyond anther. Fruit elongate to cylindric, 8–18 mm long, 3–8 mm wide, yellow or red.
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An evergreen palm. It forms clumps by suckering. It grows to 2 m high and spreads to 2 m across. The stems are erect, woody and slender. It has a sparse crown of short fronds. The leaves are 60-100 cm long and consist of pairs of leaflets of unequal size. There are 12-14 leaflets. The end pair of leaflets are fishtail like. The flowers are greenish and hang down on long spikes. The fruit are orange, pink or red berries. They occur on long spikes which can be 20-40 cm long. The fruit are 12-18 mm long. The fruit are yellow, pink or red. They have one seed inside. The seed is 1-1.6 cm long. The flesh of the fruit is edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature width (meter) 2.0
Mature height (meter) 5.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical palm. It grows naturally in the rainforest. It suits a shady position. They need a well-aerated loamy soil. It benefits from mulch and regular watering. In north Queensland it grows beween sea level and 1300 m altitude. In the Cairns Botanical gardens. Adelaide Botanical Gardens.
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Grows on many soil types in rainforest 0–1200 m alt. 
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The fruit have a thin layer of edible flesh.
Uses food
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

The plants are grown from seed. Seed should be sown fresh. Seed germinate slowly. They can be grown by division of the clump. Seedlings transplant easily.
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Images

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Distribution

Linospadix minor world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Linospadix minor threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:167144-3
WFO ID wfo-0000227880
COL ID 3V47K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 770981
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Synonyms

Bacularia intermedia Kentia minor Linospadix minor Linospadix intermedia Areca minor Bacularia minor