Arenga listeri

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Arenga (ah-REHN-gah)
listeri (lees-TEHR-ee)
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Centenary Lakes, Cairns, QLD, Australia. Photo by Russell Cumming.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Arenga (ah-REHN-gah)
Species:
listeri (lees-TEHR-ee)
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
Oceania
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Morphology
Habit: Solitary
Leaf type: Pinnate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
Lister's Palm

Habitat and Distribution

Christmas Island. This palm tree is scattered in lowland rainforest
Normanbya normanbyi on left. Centenary Lakes, Cairns, QLD, Australia. Photo by Russell Cumming.
on plateaux and terraces.

Description

Culture

Cold Hardiness Zone: 10a

Comments and Curiosities

Etymology: The specific epithet named after naturalist Joseph Jackson Lister.

Conservation: Phosphate mining is a major threat to all of the native flora. The species, which has only one flowering phase during its life cycle, is further threatened by seed-predating crabs which limit the potential for regeneration.


External Links

References

Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.

Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.

Special thanks to Palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.

Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).


Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.

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