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[[Category:Calyptronoma]]

Latest revision as of 00:48, 31 July 2015

Pronunciation: kuh-lip-truh-NO-muh ploo-mare-ee-AHN-uh


Common Name:

Calyptronoma plumeriana is a very rare but surviving palm for southern California. In the right climate and soil it appears this palm does quite well here and at least one with several feet of trunk is growing well. This is a Cuban palm, and like most Cuban palms, seems to grow pretty slow here. It is a medium-sized feather palm with nice pendant leaflets (on lower leaves).

Synonym: Calyptronoma dulcis

Appearance and Biology
  • Habit: solitary with a crown of about 10-15 feather leaves
  • Height: 20' estimate
  • Trunk: single; closely ringed, brown trunk; 8" thick
  • Crownshaft: none
  • Spread: 10'-12'
  • Leaf Description: pinnate; flat to 'V' shaped on cross section; lower leaves have somewhat pendant leaflets; leaves very upright and rarely make it to 45 degrees before leaves die or fall off
  • Petiole/Leaf bases: 1' long; yellow-green; very mildly channeled; unsplit and unarmed
  • Reproduction: monoecious
  • Inflorescence: from within leaf crown; multi branched on long peduncle; flowers white
  • Fruit:
Horticultural Characteristics
  • Minimum Temp: 30F
  • Drought Tolerance: moderate
  • Dry Heat Tolerance: moderate
  • Wind Tolerance: low
  • Salt Tolerance: unknown
  • Growth Rate: slow
  • Soil Preference: well draining
  • Light Requirement: full sun
  • Human Hazards: none
  • Disease or Horticultural Problems: none
  • Transplants?: unknown
  • Indoor?: unlikely
  • Availability: very rare- only occasionally seen on specialty palm lists


  • Huntington Beach, California

  • Huntington Beach, California, years earlier (same palm)

  • Hawaii

  • Hawaii, Lundkvist estate

  • Hawaii

  • Hawaii, Lundkvist estate

  • cut leaf bases, California

  • leaf bases

  • trunk of 20 year old palm, California

  • flower spathes

  • flower, Hawaii

  • flower, Hawaii

  • flowers

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