Basselinia porphyrea

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Scientific Classification

Genus:	A
Species:	l

Synonyms

None set.

Native Continent

America

Morphology

Habit:	Solitary
Leaf type:	Pinnate

Culture

Survivability index

Common names

None.

Habitat and Distribution

Distribution in New Caledonia This species is located in the south of the mainland: on the eastern slopes of the Mount Nékando and Sources. habitat In the undergrowth of the rainforest. Substrate: On shallow soil more or less eroded or scree, on ultramafic substrate.

Description

Small palm tree 5 m tall, stocky, monocaule, with a trunk 10 cm in diameter, covered with prominent leaf scars and close together; presence of adventitious roots developed at the base.