Ptychosperma sanderianum

Ptychosperma (tee-koh-SPEHR-mah) sanderianum (san-dehr-ee-AHN-nuhm)
Hawaii. Photo by Dr. George Peavy
Scientific Classification
Genus: Ptychosperma (tee-koh-SPEHR-mah) Species: sanderianum (san-dehr-ee-AHN-nuhm)
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
Oceania
Morphology
Habit: Clustering Leaf type: Pinnate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
Sander's Palm

Habitat and Distribution

New Guinea; eastern rainforest.

Jardim Botânico de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Description

A small to medium sized palm, clustering; occasionally solitary, with a very slender trunk. It has slightly arching leaves, very narrow leaflets, and a greyish crownshaft. Editing by edric.

Culture

Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Prefers warm sub-tropical or tropical conditions. Cold Hardiness Zone: 10b

Comments and Curiosities

"This is a smaller clustering, pinnate palm from New Guinea with a very open habit- stems tend to curve away from each other, and crowns are sparse- not a dominant looking palm in the landscape. Has very skinny stems about 1" in diameter. Leaves are slightly arched to drooping." (Geoff Stein)

A mid-sized, clustering species native to easternmost New Guinea that produces dense stands of very slender stems . The grayish crownshafts hold several mildly arching leaves with very narrow leaflets. Like many Ptychosperma it is an easy, fast growing and trouble-free palm for the tropics but is rarely seen in cultivation. (RPS.com)