Coccothrinax proctorii

Coccothrinax proctorii at Huntington Gardens Conservatory, CA.

Coccothrinax
(koh-koh-TRIH-naks) proctorii (proc-TOHR-ee-eye)

Palmetum of Santa Cruz, Tenerife.

Scientific Classification

Genus:	Coccothrinax (koh-koh-TRIH-naks)
Species:	proctorii (proc-TOHR-ee-eye)

Synonyms

None set.

Native Continent

America

Morphology

Habit:	Solitary
Leaf type:	Costapalmate

Culture

Survivability index

Common names

Cayman thatch palm, Protcor's silver palm.

Habitat and Distribution

Gorws in coral based soils, in open forest, on the Cayman Islands.

Description

Trunk type: Solitary. A medium sized palm, with a slender trunk, and an open crown, of deeply divided leaves, with nearly perfectly symmetrical divisions, dark green above, and silvery white below. Editing by edric.

Culture

Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Salt tolerant, and prefers an alkaline soil. Slow growing. Can be grown on just coral limerock. It likes a position in full sun, or light shade, in a tropical, or subtropical climate, and once established, can endure quite a bit of coastal exposure. Indoors it also makes a neat bonsai, that can even be cultivated just on a piece of coral limerock, practically without soil.