Heterospathe cagayanensis

Floribunda Palms, Hawaii.

Heterospathe
(heht-eh-roh-SPATH-eh) cagayanensis
(kah-gee'-ah-NEN-sis)

Floribunda Palms, Hawaii.

Scientific Classification

Genus:	Heterospathe (heht-eh-roh-SPATH-eh)
Species:	cagayanensis (kah-gee'-ah-NEN-sis)

Synonyms

None set.

Native Continent

Oceania

Morphology

Habit:	oceania
Leaf type:	Pinnate

Culture

Survivability index

Common names

Cagayan Sagisi Palm

Habitat and Distribution

Endemic to the Philippines.

Description

Culture

Comments and Curiosities

A beautiful, trunkless palm from coastal rainforests on northernmost Luzon in the Philippines, Heterospathe cagayanensis sports a few ascending or arching, finely pinnate leaves on purple petioles. Even though it is extremely rare in cultivation, it is not difficult to grow in a tropical climate and under some shade. (RPS.com), edric.

This is a tillering palm, it exhibits saxophone style root growth (it has a heel), keep top third of heel above soil elevation!.

External Links

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
Floribunda Palms, Hawaii.
Floribunda Palms, Hawaii.
Photo-Rare Palm Seeds.com
Photo-Rare Palm Seeds.com
PHILIPPINES: Luzon: Aurora prov. Baler, along main coastal road from ASCOT campus eastward; coordinates of general area 15 44 51.27 N, 121 34 46.84 E. Photo by P.B. Pelser & J.F. Barcelona, edric.
PHILIPPINES: Luzon: Aurora prov. Baler, along main coastal road from ASCOT campus eastward; coordinates of general area 15 44 51.27 N, 121 34 46.84 E. Photo by P.B. Pelser & J.F. Barcelona, edric.
PHILIPPINES: Luzon: Aurora prov. Baler, along main coastal road from ASCOT campus eastward; coordinates of general area 15 44 51.27 N, 121 34 46.84 E. Photo by P.B. Pelser & J.F. Barcelona, edric.
PHILIPPINES: Luzon: Aurora prov. Baler, along main coastal road from ASCOT campus eastward; coordinates of general area 15 44 51.27 N, 121 34 46.84 E. Photo by P.B. Pelser & J.F. Barcelona, edric.
PHILIPPINES: Luzon: Aurora prov. Baler, along main coastal road from ASCOT campus eastward; coordinates of general area 15 44 51.27 N, 121 34 46.84 E. Photo by P.B. Pelser & J.F. Barcelona, edric.
PHILIPPINES: Luzon: Aurora prov. Baler, along main coastal road from ASCOT campus eastward; coordinates of general area 15 44 51.27 N, 121 34 46.84 E. Photo by P.B. Pelser & J.F. Barcelona, edric.
PHILIPPINES: Luzon: Aurora prov. Baler, along main coastal road from ASCOT campus eastward; coordinates of general area 15 44 51.27 N, 121 34 46.84 E. Photo by P.B. Pelser & J.F. Barcelona, edric.
PHILIPPINES: Luzon: Aurora prov. Baler, along main coastal road from ASCOT campus eastward; coordinates of general area 15 44 51.27 N, 121 34 46.84 E. Photo by P.B. Pelser & J.F. Barcelona, edric.
PHILIPPINES: Luzon: Aurora prov. Baler, along main coastal road from ASCOT campus eastward; coordinates of general area 15 44 51.27 N, 121 34 46.84 E. Photo by P.B. Pelser & J.F. Barcelona, edric.
PHILIPPINES: Luzon: Aurora prov. Baler, along main coastal road from ASCOT campus eastward; coordinates of general area 15 44 51.27 N, 121 34 46.84 E. Photo by P.B. Pelser & J.F. Barcelona, edric.
PHILIPPINES: Luzon:: Aurora prov. Baler, Dikasalarin, forest south of Angara private resort; coordinates of general area 15 44 3.40 N, 121 37 59.40 E. Photo by P.B. Pelser & J.F. Barcelona, edric.
PHILIPPINES: Luzon:: Aurora prov. Baler, Dikasalarin, forest south of Angara private resort; coordinates of general area 15 44 3.40 N, 121 37 59.40 E. Photo by P.B. Pelser & J.F. Barcelona, edric.
PHILIPPINES: Luzon:: Aurora prov. Baler, Dikasalarin, forest south of Angara private resort; coordinates of general area 15 44 3.40 N, 121 37 59.40 E. Photo by P.B. Pelser & J.F. Barcelona, edric.