Phoenicophorium borsigianum Stuntz

Thief palm (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Phoenicophorium

Characteristics

A perennial evergreen tree. It grows 13.5-15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 13.5 - 15.0
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Environment

Understory tree in forests at low and intermediate elevations. It colonizes bare eroded ground where drought is severe and is able to establish on rocky outcrops.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Phoenicophorium borsigianum unspecified picture

Distribution

Phoenicophorium borsigianum world distribution map, present in Seychelles

Conservation status

Phoenicophorium borsigianum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:668893-1
WFO ID wfo-0000269733
COL ID 4GKP4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 447766
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Synonyms

Stevensonia borsigiana Phoenicophorium borsigianum Astrocaryum pictum Astrocaryum borsigianum Astrocaryum aureopictum Stevensonia grandifolia