Characteristics
A solitary palm. The trunk is slender and grey. It is about 15 m tall and 20 cm across. The crown has about 8 fronds. The fronds can be 3 m long. They arch over and then hang down as they become older. The leaflets are widely spaced. They end abruptly. They are jagged at the ends. The crown-shaft is green. The flowering stalk branches 4 times. It comes out below the crown-shaft. The flowers are green. The fruit are red and oval. They are about 2.2 cm long.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| 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
|
| 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 |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
A tropical plant. In Fiji it grows from sea level to 1250 m altitude. It grows in the forest.
| 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 seed is edible. The flower is edible. The palm heart is edible.
| Uses |
-
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| Edible
|
flowers
seeds
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Mature seed germinate in 4-6 weeks. It is best to have light shade when young.
| 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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