General Landscape Uses: Specimen or focal point palm, privacy screens and windbreaks, container growing, coastal landscapes, poolside and resort-style gardens

Ecological Restoration Notes: Soil stabilization and erosion control, habitat creation and biodiversity support, carbon sequestration and climate resilience

Description: A clustering, tropical palm valued for its ornamental appeal, fast growth, and adaptability.

Dimensions: Height 25 – 40 ft.

Growth Rate: Fast

Native Range: Madagascar

Native Habitats: Humid, tropical forests

Soils: Well-draining, rich, loamy soil with good organic content.

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Moderate

Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full to part sun

Flower Color: Creamy-white to yellowish-green

Flower Characteristics: Small, inconspicuous

Flowering Season: All year

Fruit: Small, round to oval in shape that start green and ripen to dark purple or black when mature.

Wildlife and Ecology: Habitat for birds and insects, carbon sequestration

Horticultural Notes: Grown from seed or division of clumps

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