Archontophoenix alexandrae
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Contents
Habitat and Distribution
Central to northern Queensland coastal rainforest, Australia.
Description
"Trunk gray, up to ca. 30 m tall. Leaves ca. 10, up to 2.5 m long, pinnae ca. 80 on each side, up to 80 cm long and 5 cm wide, whitish or ash-colored on lower surface, sheath green. Inflorescences up to 70 cm long, with pendulous rachillae to the fourth order; staminate flowers white or cream, 5-6 mm long, stamens 9-16. Fruit red, 1-1.4 cm long, 0.8-1.1 cm in diameter" "This tall, single-trunked palm can be recognized by its lime green crownshaft; leaflets that are pointed at the tip and ashy below; and white inflorescences that branch 3 (-4) times, the long tips hanging straight down, bearing round, pea-sized, red fruits" Habitat/ecology: In Hawai‘i, "commonly cultivated and now naturalized in low elevation mesic valleys" Propagation: Seed, probably spread by birds Native range: Queensland, Australia, but widely cultivated. Editing by edric.
Culture
These palms can be grown in full sun (if they are kept watered), or in the shade. They do like more water than most palms, with some even thriving in poorly drained areas. It is quite a fast grower, averaging about 1/3 - 1 metre (1-3 feet) per year. extremely popular palms in Australia, where thay can be found as far south as Sydney (in sheltered pockets). While being very attractive individuals, it becoming quite common now to plant them in clusters and close groupings.
Comments and Curiosities
External Links
- Glossary of Palm Terms
- Pronunciation Key
- http://itp.lucidcentral.org/id/palms/palm-id/Archontophoenix_alexandrae.htm
- Click on Arecacaea, for list of photos
- http://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Archontophoenix_alexandrae.htm
References
Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.
Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos, edric.
Special thanks to palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos, edric.
- IMAGE GALLERY
No. Hilo, Hawaii.
Lyon Arboretum, Hawaii
stepped trunk, California
Santa Barbara, California
Taiwan
Balboa Park, California
No. Hilo, Hawaii.
Hawaii.
No. Hilo, Hawaii.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Forest & Kim Starr, Keanae Arboretum, Maui, edric.
Melbourne Botanical Garden.
Las Flores, Maldonado Uruguay, photo by Manuel Asuaga, edric.
Group of 3 Archontophoenix alexandrae at Lake Botanical Garden "Botanical Cullera". In the image may be varioas copies of: Howea fosteriana, Caryota maxima, Wodyetia bifurcata, Arenga engleri and Washingtonia robusta, Botànic Cullera, Cullera Spain, photo by Patricio Hinojosa Garcia, edric.
New Caledonia, photo by Ben, edric.
New Caledonia, photo by Ben, edric.
New Caledonia, photo by Ben, edric.
Hawaiian Tropical Botanical Garden.
Saint Denis, La Réunion Island. "Photo by Olivier Reilhes", edric.
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Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.
