Ptychosperma lauterbachii
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Habitat and Distribution
New Guinea. Wet
Description
Culture
Tropical Moist Forest, Cold Hardiness Zone: 10b
Comments and Curiosities
A rather large Ptychosperma from wet coastal habitats in New Guinea that forms clumps of sturdy stems to 12 m (40 ft.) tall with leafy crowns of bushy leaves. A great and vigorous plant for the tropical garden. (RPS.com)
- IMAGE GALLERY
Hawaii.
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Miami, FL. Photo by Dr. Scott Zona
Ptychosperma lauterbachii with a Neoveitchia on the right. Photo by Kyle Wicomb
Gold Coast Hinterland, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor
Garden; FM John Meulet's residence in northern New South Wales, Australia. Photo by Daryl O'Connor
Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens, Miami. Photo by Geoff Stein.
Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens, Miami. Photo by Geoff Stein.
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.
