General Landscape Uses: Screen
Ecological Restoration Notes: Critical for amazonian floodplain ecosystems
Description: A tall, slender, multi-stemmed (clustering) palm
Dimensions: Height 50 – 80 ft.
Growth Rate: Fast
Native Range: Northern South America
Native Habitats: Amazon River estuary and floodplains
Soils: Poorly drained, slightly acidic to neutral (pH 5.5 – 7)
Nutritional Requirements: High
Salt Water Tolerance: Low
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low
Drought Tolerance: Low
Light Requirements: Full to part sun
Flower Color: Creamy white to pale yellow
Flower Characteristics: Small, fragrant
Flowering Season: All year
Fruit: Small, round drupes, purple-black when ripe
Wildlife and Ecology: Crucial food source for rainforest animals
Horticultural Notes: Grown from seed
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