Ptychosperma propinquum
Ptychosperma (tee-koh-SPEHR-mah) propinquum (pro-pihn-KOO-uhm) | |||||||
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On the road to Ransiki, West Papua, Indonesia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb. | |||||||
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Habitat and Distribution
Maluku, and New Guinea.Description
Culture
Comments and Curiosities
Native to eastern Indonesia, this moderately sized palm sports very slender, clustering trunks, compact crownshafts and bushy crowns of dark green leaves. A delightful ornamental for the tropics, young palms also make great indoor plants. (RPS.com)
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.