Basselinia glabrata

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Floribunda Palms, Hawaii
Basselinia glabrata
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Floribunda Palms, Hawaii
Scientific Classification
Genus: Basselinia
Species: glabrata
Synonyms
Alloschmidia glabrata, Alloschmidia ravenea.
Native Continent
Oceania
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Morphology
Habit: Solitary
Leaf type: Pinnate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
None.


Habitat and Distribution

A very dainty palm, growing up to 40' in the wild. Distribution in New Caledonia: This species occurs in the North East of Grande Terre. habitat In rain forest on slopes or sometimes riparian (F) substratum On ground more or less distinctly rocky or deep sedimentary substrate.

Description

Solitary palm, monocaule, up to 15 m, with a diameter of 13 to 15 cm, cut in half at the base of the sheath; trunk covered with leaf ciacatrices not prominent; presence, sometimes at the base of the frustum of a cone adventitious roots. Basselinia glabrata has a really skinny stem/trunk (6" diameter) and a very long, graceful dark-green-yellow crownshaft, right below which all the flowers pop out in various stages of development. It is one of the only palms to crank out 'stacked' inflorescences- a mature palm will make huge (for a palm) flowers in about 4-5 columns all the way around the trunk, one on top of the other... for landscaping purposes, these detract from the look of the palm, and can be removed. Leaves 8 to 10, spreading, arching, of 1.3 to 2 m long regularly pinnate, petioles about 15 cm, covered with dark scales; long sheath from 70 to 90 cm, a more or less dark green and covered with écailes dark outside, green or white inside. Phenology (flower) Inflorescences under the leaves, many (up to 17), long persistent, at different stages of maturation, and long horizontal branches with many flowers, pendulous, completely covered at the beginning of a scaly tomentum brown, then becoming glabrous with age. fruits Fruit ellipsoid, 1.2 cm long and 4-5 mm diam., Slightly arched at the base, black at maturity, with the stigmatic residue apical position; seeds 7 x 3 mm feature

Culture

Comments and Curiosities

Officially moved from Alloschmidia to Basselinia 2008.

External Links

References

Special note: All information, translated from the French, edric. Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos, edric.


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

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