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image:Rich110123fvercheffsplendi.jpg|Hawaii. Photo by BGL, edric.
 
image:Rich110123fvercheffsplendi.jpg|Hawaii. Photo by BGL, edric.
image:61546e94-b1d8-4b95-95b2-029c755f37ea.jpg|Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garde, Florida. Photo by Dr. Carl E. Lewis, edric.
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image:61546e94-b1d8-4b95-95b2-029c755f37ea.jpg|Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garde, Florida. Photo by Dr. Carl E. Lewis/Palmweb.
image:Befdc67e-594e-4945-84e9-b5fe7901d36a.jpg|National Tropical Botanic Garden, Hawaii. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, edric.
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image:Befdc67e-594e-4945-84e9-b5fe7901d36a.jpg|National Tropical Botanic Garden, Hawaii. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
image:B4742aae-71f5-4def-968b-aa64dd01e52d.jpg|Bogor, Java, Indonesia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, edric.
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image:B4742aae-71f5-4def-968b-aa64dd01e52d.jpg|Bogor, Java, Indonesia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
image:A6b637a9-6c9a-4e0d-8688-50026950b705.jpg|MahŽ, Seychelles. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, edric.
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image:A6b637a9-6c9a-4e0d-8688-50026950b705.jpg|MahŽ, Seychelles. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
image:F9561156-117d-483b-8ac7-b0ad62351bd4.jpg|Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garde, Florida. Photo by Dr. Carl E. Lewis, edric.
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image:F9561156-117d-483b-8ac7-b0ad62351bd4.jpg|Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garde, Florida. Photo by Dr. Carl E. Lewis/Palmweb.
image:1befc539-5829-4a97-bc84-9c726ac3d5f0.jpg|Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey, UK. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, edric.
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image:1befc539-5829-4a97-bc84-9c726ac3d5f0.jpg|Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey, UK. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
 
image:1-Verschaffeltia-splendida65.jpg|Hawaiian Tropical Botanical Garden, edric.
 
image:1-Verschaffeltia-splendida65.jpg|Hawaiian Tropical Botanical Garden, edric.
 
image:VsDSCN0370.jpg|Peradeniya botanic garden, Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe, edric.
 
image:VsDSCN0370.jpg|Peradeniya botanic garden, Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe, edric.

Revision as of 00:01, 9 June 2014

Verschaffeltia
(vehr-shaf-FELT-ee-ah)
splendida (splehn-DEE-dah)
Ver splen lf2.jpg
New Leaf, Hawaii.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Verschaffeltia
(vehr-shaf-FELT-ee-ah)
Species:
splendida (splehn-DEE-dah)
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
Oceania
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Morphology
Habit: Solitary
Leaf type: Pinnate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
Seychelles Stilt Palm, Latanier Latte.

Habitat and Distribution

Verschaffeltia splendida is Endemic to the Seychelles. Mountainous Rain Forest.

Hawaii. Photo by BGL, edric.

Description

Culture

Comments and Curiosities

This is a monotypic genus.

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.

Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).


Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.

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