SCIENTIFIC NAME: Actinokentia divaricata

COMMON NAME(S): None
SUB FAMILY: Arecoideae
TRIBE: Areceae
ORIGIN: New Caledonia
HARDINESS ZONES: 10B-11
TYPICAL MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 12-15'
GROWTH RATE: Moderate
HABIT: Solitary with an open crown of only a few leaves
SALT TOLERANCE: Low
DROUGHT TOLERANCE: Low
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Acid, well-drained preferred
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Low to medium until mature
NUTRITION REQUIREMENTS: Moderate
POPULAR USES: Understory palm
HUMAN HAZARDS: None
POPULAR OR RECOMMENDED CULTIVARS: None

COMMENTS: Apparently, once grown as a glasshouse crop in Europe. Likely to be specific in its nutritional needs since it is native to rainforests subject to flooding, on acidic lateritic soils.