Drymophloeus litigiosus
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Habitat and Distribution
Drymophloeus litigiosus is endemic to Maluku, New Guinea. Rain forest.
Description
A medium-sized palm clustering, reaching up to 5 m. tall, with broad, dark green, leaflets, with premorse leaf tips, and white flowers. Editing by edric.
Culture
This palm may have a good future in protected spots in central Florida. The results of the January freezes of 2010 will perhaps, help to insure it's cold tolerance. Noblick's freeze data also supports this thought. Hardiness: USDA zones, 10A-11. http://www.plantapalm.com/vpe/horticulture/vpe_horticulture4.htm
Comments and Curiosities
beguinii is a synonym. The accepted name is litigiosus. -Palmnerd 01/10.
Uses: black wood used for making spears.
A slender, mid-sized palm from Indonesia that has pinnate leaves with broad, jaggedly-toothed leaflets. It is quite rare in cultivation and will do best in a humid, warm subtropical or tropical climate. (RPS.com)
- IMAGE GALLERY
Dotir, Wandammen, West Papua, Indonesia. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Arfak Plains, West Papua, Indonesia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Muni, West Papua, Indonesia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Muni, West Papua, Indonesia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Wandammen, West Papua, Indonesia. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Wandammen, West Papua, Indonesia. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Wandammen, West Papua, Indonesia. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Papua, Indonesia. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Vero Beach, Florida.
Floribunda Palms, Hawaii.
Photo by Kyle Wicomb.
Photo by Forest & Kim Starr.
HTBC, Hawaii.
Photo by Luke Nancarrow.
Photo by Mike Gray.
Floribunda, Hawaii.
Photo-Rare Palm Seeds.com
Escazú, Costa Rica. Photo by Jeff Anderson.
Escazú, Costa Rica. Photo by Jeff Anderson.
Searle Brothers Nursery, Florida. "Drymophloeus litigiosus, formerly known as D. beguinii. It had a huge, over-sized inflorescence that was right in your face, with heavily-branched rachillae all over the place which were difficult to photograph" Photo by Ryan D. Gallivan.
External Links
- Glossary of Palm Terms
- MODERN BOTANICAL LATIN
- "Just To Be Clear"
- http://www.palms.org/palmsjournal/2000/vol44n4p184-186.pdf
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.
