Heterospathe delicatula
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Contents
Habitat and Distribution
New Guinea.
Description
"This is a small, Solitary, acaulescent (stemless) palm from New Guinea, with cherry red new leaves. The leaflets are pendant and widely separated on the rachis. Rare in cultivation." (Geoff Stein)
Culture
Warm, sheltered, and moist, in a tropical or sub-tropical area.
Comments and Curiosities
This small, trunkless palm from montane rainforests in New Guinea is one of the more cool-growing Heterospathe and will do well in most warm temperate as well as tropical regions. Its new leaf unfolds in a beautiful orange or red color. (RPS.com)
- IMAGE GALLERY
Lyon Arboretum, Hawaii. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Mt Coot-tha Botanic Garden, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Mt Coot-tha Botanic Garden, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Mt Coot-tha Botanic Garden, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Lyon Arboretum, Hawaii. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Lyon Arboretum, Hawaii. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Mt Coot-tha Botanic Garden, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Mt Coot-tha Botanic Garden, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Mt Coot-tha Botanic Garden, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Mike Gray.
Mt Coot-tha Botanic Garden, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Mike Gray.
Lyons arboretum, Oahu, Hawaii. Photo by Geoff Stein.
South Coast NSW Australia. Photo by Colin.
Cutler Bay, FL. Photo by Andrew Street.
Cutler Bay, FL. Photo by Andrew Street.
Photo-nanaplants.com.
Photo-nanaplants.com.
Photo-nanaplants.com.
SoCal. Photo by Bill Sanford, edric.
JD Andersen Nursery, Fallbrook, CA / Leilani Estates, HI. Photo by Jerry D. Andersen.
JD Andersen Nursery, Fallbrook, CA / Leilani Estates, HI. Photo by Jerry D. Andersen.
Photo by xerantheum
Photo by xerantheum
Photo by xerantheum
Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha, Brisbane, Australia. Photo by Paul Latzias.
Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha, Brisbane, Australia. Photo by Paul Latzias.
Photo-Rare Palm Seeds.com
Photo-Rare Palm Seeds.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.
