General Landscape Uses: Screen, accent specimen, tropical gardens
Ecological Restoration Notes: Contributes to forest structure, fruits serve as food for birds and small mammals, protect stream banks from erosion
Description: Clustering palm that forms dense clumps of slender, tall canes with graceful, arching pinnate leaves.
Dimensions: Height 20 – 40 ft.
Growth Rate: Moderate
Native Range: Indonesia
Native Habitats: Lowland tropical rainforests, often in moist, shaded valleys and along streams.
Soils: Well-drained
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate to high
Salt Water Tolerance: Low
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low
Drought Tolerance: Low to moderate
Light Requirements: Full to part sun
Flower Color: Cream to pale yellow
Flower Characteristics: Unisexual
Flowering Season: All year
Fruit: Small, round to oval, turning from green to black when mature.
Wildlife and Ecology: Fruit for small birds and mammals, shelter for understory fauna
Horticultural Notes: Grown from seed, division
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