SCIENTIFIC NAME: Kentiopsis oliviformis

COMMON NAME(S): None
SUB FAMILY: Arecoideae
TRIBE: Areceae
ORIGIN: New Caledonia
HARDINESS ZONES: 11
TYPICAL MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 30'
GROWTH RATE: Slow
HABIT: Solitary with an arching head of 10-12 leaves
SALT TOLERANCE: Not known
DROUGHT TOLERANCE: Moderate
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Well-drained, non-calcareous
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: High
NUTRITION REQUIREMENTS: May have specific micronutrient needs
POPULAR USES: Specimen
HUMAN HAZARDS: None
POPULAR OR RECOMMENDED CULTIVARS: None

COMMENTS: Reputed to be a difficult palm to grow; definitely not as easy as the kentias which it resembles apart from having a prominent crownshaft. The soil in its restricted native habitat has not been thoroughly studied, but may have a very unusual micronutrient composition.The seedlings have been found to be particularly demanding and difficult in the transition from using the food reserves of the seed, to existing on what the roots can extract from the substrate.