Basselinia porphyrea

Basselinia (bas-seh-lin-EE-ah) porphyrea (pohr-pih-REH-ah)
Mountain Springs, New Caledonia.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Basselinia (bas-seh-lin-EE-ah) Species: porphyrea (pohr-pih-REH-ah)
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
America
Morphology
Habit: Solitary Leaf type: Pinnate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
None.

Habitat and Distribution

Basselinia porphyrea is found in New Caledonia.

Location: Mountain Springs, New Caledonia.

This species is located in the south of the mainland: on the eastern slopes of the Mount Nékando and Sources. habitat In the undergrowth of the rainforest. Substrate: On shallow soil more or less eroded or scree, on ultramafic substrate.

Description

Small palm tree 5 m tall, stocky, monocaule, with a trunk 10 cm in diameter, covered with prominent leaf scars and close together; presence of adventitious roots developed at the base. Editing by edric.