Scientific details

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Phoenicophorium borsigianum

COMMON NAME(S): None
SUB FAMILY: Arecoideae
TRIBE: Areceae
ORIGIN: Seychelles
HARDINESS ZONES: 11
TYPICAL MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 20'
GROWTH RATE: Slow
HABIT: Solitary with a head of a few massive leaves
SALT TOLERANCE: Low
DROUGHT TOLERANCE: Low
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Prefers moist, well-drained
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Low when young; wider range later
NUTRITION REQUIREMENTS: Moderate
POPULAR USES: Specimen, understory or container when young
HUMAN HAZARDS: Spiny when young
POPULAR OR RECOMMENDED CULTIVARS: None

COMMENTS: Striking for its huge, undivided leaves which may become torn with exposure to wind. Probably not a palm for any but the most rabid enthusiast since it is very cold sensitive.

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The Betrock's Guide to Landscape Palms


Details about Phoenicophorium borsigianum above are taken
from The Betrock's Guide to Landscape Palms by Alan W. Meerow, Ph.D. (ISBN# 0-9629761-1-3)

and The Betrock's Guide to Landscape Palms on CD by Alan W. Meerow, Ph.D. and Derek Burch, Ph.D. (Copyright 2000)

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