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Revision as of 06:06, 13 November 2012

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Big Island, Hawaii
Chelyocarpus ulei
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Fairchild FL.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Chelyocarpus
Species: ulei
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
America
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Morphology
Habit: Solitary
Leaf type: Costa palmate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
None.


Habitat and Distribution

Found in rainforest in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil, usually below 500 metres elevation.

Description

Chelyocarpus ulei is a single-stemmed palm, with fan-shaped leaves. The stem is 1 to 8 metres (3 ft 3.4 in to 26 ft 3.0 in) tall, and 4 to 7 centimetres (1.6 to 2.8 in) in diameter. Trunk type: Solitary. With palmate leaves up to 1.6 metres (5 feet) across, at the end of a 1-1.5 metre (3-4.5 feet) petiole. The leaves are deeply split, and silvery white underneath. Leaf detail: Palmately compound, with relatively even segmented divisions, erect leaves.

Culture

Requirements: Filtered light when young, full sun when mature, consistently moist soil, well drained position. Warm, sheltered and moist. Tropical in its requirements. Rare in cultivation.

Comments and Curiosities

External Links

References

Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos, edric.

Special thanks to Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos, edric.


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

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