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| − | It is a clumping palm, occasionally single-trunked, growing to 6 metres tall. The leaves are fan-shaped with 20-30 leaflets, each leaflet 30-120 cm long, usually glaucous-green. The stems and leaf petioles are not spiny. Individual stems are monocarpic, flowering once and then dying, but new stems are produced at the base keeping the plant alive. The inflorescences are produced on a 2-3 m tall stem at the top of the trunk, forming an open panicle. | + | It is a clumping palm, occasionally single-trunked, growing to 6 metres tall. The leaves are fan-shaped with 20-30 leaflets, each leaflet 30-120 cm long, usually glaucous-green, though very pale forms exist. The stems and leaf petioles are not spiny. Leaves are generally stiff and maintain an open fan shape, but floppy=leaf forms with markedly drooping leaflets exist as well. Individual stems are monocarpic, flowering once and then dying, but new stems are produced at the base (or higher- this is one of the few true branching palm species) keeping the plant alive. The inflorescences are produced on a 2-3 m tall stem at the top of the trunk, forming an open panicle. |
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| − | ''Nannorrhops ritchieana'' is highly drought tolerant, and also very tolerant of winter frost, hardy down to about -15°C, possibly -20°C, but needs dry conditions and good drainage. Good growth occurs in southern California. It cannot survive wet cold, and has not been successful in humid, high rainfall climates such as Britain. | + | ''Nannorrhops ritchieana'' is highly drought tolerant, and also very tolerant of winter frost, hardy down to about -15°C, possibly -20°C, but needs dry conditions and good drainage. Good growth occurs in southern California. It cannot survive wet cold, and has not been successful in humid, high rainfall climates such as Britain. However, it does very well in warm, humid, high rainfall climates such as southern Florida. Seedlings are particularly touchy and rot easily if over watered in cooler conditions. Once mature, cool and cold are much better tolerated. Cold is not nearly as much a problem if it is extremely dry as well. |
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Habitat and Distribution
Nannorrhops ritchieana is the sole species in the genus Nannorrhops, and is native to southwestern Asia, from the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula east through Iran and Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwestern India, growing in dry areas at altitudes of up to 1600 m.
Description
It is a clumping palm, occasionally single-trunked, growing to 6 metres tall. The leaves are fan-shaped with 20-30 leaflets, each leaflet 30-120 cm long, usually glaucous-green, though very pale forms exist. The stems and leaf petioles are not spiny. Leaves are generally stiff and maintain an open fan shape, but floppy=leaf forms with markedly drooping leaflets exist as well. Individual stems are monocarpic, flowering once and then dying, but new stems are produced at the base (or higher- this is one of the few true branching palm species) keeping the plant alive. The inflorescences are produced on a 2-3 m tall stem at the top of the trunk, forming an open panicle.
Cultivation
Nannorrhops ritchieana is highly drought tolerant, and also very tolerant of winter frost, hardy down to about -15°C, possibly -20°C, but needs dry conditions and good drainage. Good growth occurs in southern California. It cannot survive wet cold, and has not been successful in humid, high rainfall climates such as Britain. However, it does very well in warm, humid, high rainfall climates such as southern Florida. Seedlings are particularly touchy and rot easily if over watered in cooler conditions. Once mature, cool and cold are much better tolerated. Cold is not nearly as much a problem if it is extremely dry as well.
Note
The name is often seen spelled "Nannorrhops ritchiana".
Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.
