Hydriastele rostrata
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Habitat and Distribution
Endemic to New Guinea.
Description
Clustering palm about 5 meters tall when mature, with a large stem to 7.7 cm in diam. breast high, leaf to 140 cm long including 29 cm of petiole, with only 15 pinnae per side. Infructescence green, immature fruit shinny and green. (Info. Dr. Scott Zona & Dr. Carl E. Lewis) Editing by edric.
Culture
Comments and Curiosities
- IMAGE GALLERY
Fairchild Botanical garden, FL.
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.
