Dictyosperma album var. aureum

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Dictyosperma (dik'-tie-oh-SPURM-ah) album (ALL-bohm) var, aureum (AOOR-eh-oom)

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Scientific Classification
Genus: Dictyosperma (dik'-tie-oh-SPURM-ah)
Species: album (ALL-bohm) var, aureum (AOOR-eh-oom)
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
Africa
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Morphology
Habit: Solitary
Leaf type: Pinnate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
None.


Habitat and Distribution

Rodrigues Island.

Description

Culture

Comments and Curiosities

"Almost looks like the one from Mauritius (princess palm), but in fact the trunck is thinner and take longer to be mature and bear flowers and fruit. But the most the noticeable difference is the young leaves are light brown to orange. Can be seen growing in Mauritius quite commonly and being sold in nurseries sometimes as Palmiste (a venucular name to Dictyospermas Palm heart's which is consume in salads in the Mascarenes Islands)." (timrann), edric.

External Links

References

Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.

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

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


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

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