SCIENTIFIC NAME: Hydriastele kasesa

COMMON NAME(S): None
SUB FAMILY: Arecoideae
TRIBE: Areceae
ORIGIN: New Guinea to northern Australia
HARDINESS ZONES: 11
TYPICAL MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 30-40'
GROWTH RATE: Moderate
HABIT: Solitary or small number of stems in clump with a crown of 10-12 arching leaves
SALT TOLERANCE: Low
DROUGHT TOLERANCE: Low
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Wide range of well-watered soils
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: High
NUTRITION REQUIREMENTS: Moderate
POPULAR USES: Specimen
HUMAN HAZARDS: None
POPULAR OR RECOMMENDED CULTIVARS: None

COMMENTS: A slender palm which may make a clump with a few stalks but is often solitary. Fruit clusters are a showy red.