Characteristics
A solitary palm. It can grow 20 m tall. The trunk is 30 cm across. The base is fattened. It has a heavy crown of fronds. The crown-shaft is loose and open. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. The leaves are 5-6 m long. The leaflets are 75 cm long. The leaflets are broad and pointed. There are several flowering stalks with hanging spikes. The flowers are white. The fruit are reddish-yellow. They are 5 cm long. They have long tassels hanging from amongst the fruit bunch.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
-
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
0.3
|
| Mature height (meter) |
20.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It grows naturally in Viti Levu in Fiji. It grows in tropical and subtropical regions. It is cold sensitive. In Cairns Botanical Gardens.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
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Usage
The immature fruit are eaten.
| Uses |
-
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| Edible
|
fruits
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
|
| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed. Seed take 2-6 months to germinate. The germination varies.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| 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°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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