SCIENTIFIC NAME: Beccariophoenix madagascariensis

COMMON NAME(S): None
SUB FAMILY: Arecoideae
TRIBE: Cocoeae
ORIGIN: Madagascar
HARDINESS ZONES: 10B-11 (only slight damage at 26 degrees F)
TYPICAL MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 30' in the wild
GROWTH RATE: Moderate
HABIT: Solitary with heavy crown of 11-30 upright leaves
SALT TOLERANCE: Low
DROUGHT TOLERANCE: Moderate
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Well-drained, moist
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: High
NUTRITION REQUIREMENTS: Moderate
POPULAR USES: Specimen
HUMAN HAZARDS: None
POPULAR OR RECOMMENDED CULTIVARS: None

COMMENTS: The sheath on the inflorescence was described by Dransfield as "torpedo-like." The upper part of the leaves is also distinctive when the pinnae fail to separate completely, leaving rippled "windows" close to the rachis.