Characteristics
A palm. It has a single stem. It is 15-20 m tall and 10-20 cm across. The trunk is swollen at the base. There are 12-15 leaves and they are 3 m long. There are 102-106 leaflets on each side and these are rigid. They are arranged in irregular clusters of 2-3. They spread out at different planes but are not feathery. The flowering stalk has about 50 flowering branches. The fruit are oval and 5-7 cm long and 3.5 cm wide.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
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| Sexuality |
-
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
20.0
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
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| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
A tropical plant. It grows naturally in the Lesser Antilles below 300 m altitude. In Brisbane Botanical gardens. In XTBG Yunnan. In Townsville palmetum.
| Light |
-
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| Soil humidity |
-
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| Soil texture |
-
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| Soil acidity |
-
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
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Usage
The flowering stalk is tapped for its sweet sap. This has been made into wine. The fruit are also fermented and used for a drink. The kernels are bitter but are eaten by children.
Cultivation
| Mode |
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| 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 |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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