Ptychosperma elegans

Ptychosperma elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Arecales
Family:Arecaceae
Genus:Ptychosperma
Species: P. elegans
Binomial name
Ptychosperma elegans
Synonyms
  • Actinophloeus capitis-yorki (H.Wendl. & Drude) Burret
  • Archontophoenix elegans (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey[1]
  • Archontophoenix jardinei F.M.Bailey
  • Archontophoenix veitchii H.Wendl. & Drude
  • Pinanga smithii W.Hill
  • Ptychosperma capitis-yorki H.Wendl. & Drude
  • Ptychosperma elegans var. sphaerocarpum Becc.
  • Ptychosperma jardinei (F.M.Bailey) F.M.Bailey
  • Ptychosperma seaforthii Miq.
  • Ptychosperma wendlandianum Burret
  • Ptychosperma wendlandianum var. sphaerocarpum (Becc.) Burret
  • Saguaster capitis-yorki (H.Wendl. & Drude) Kuntze
  • Saguaster elegans (R.Br.) Kuntze
  • Seaforthia elegans R.Br.

Ptychosperma elegans is a very slender palm endemic to the Northern Territory and eastern Queensland in Australia.[2] It has the common names of Alexander palm,[3] Solitaire palm, cabbage palm, and elegant palm.

The palm's native habitats are coastal rainforests in northern Australia.[4]

Cultivation

Ptychosperma elegans is cultivated as an ornamental tree for planting in temperate climate gardens and parks.[5] It is a single trunked tree, that in cultivation can reach 20–40 feet (6.1–12.2 m) in height.[4]

The trunk is 1–4 inches (2.5–10.2 cm) in diameter. It is light gray or almost white, with dark leaf base scars encircling the trunk.[6]

The pinnately compound leaves or fronds can reach lengths of 6–8 feet (1.8–2.4 m) and are attached to a 1 foot (0.30 m) long petiole. They are dark green on the top and gray-green on the underside.[6]

Inflorescences produce white male and female flowers. Fruits are bright red, about one inch in diameter, and egg shaped.[4][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ F.M. Bailey Cat. Pl. Queensland 50 1890
  2. ↑ "Ptychosperma elegans". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ptychosperma elegans". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Pacsoa.org.au: Ptychosperma elegans
  5. ↑ Dave's Garden Blog: Solitaire Palm (Ptychosperma elegans)
  6. 1 2 3 Palmpedia: Ptychosperma elegans


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