Staples, G.W. & Herbst, D.R. (2005) A Tropical Garden Flora; plants cultivated in the Hawaiian islands and other tropical places. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Large solitary palms. Fronds regularly 1-pinnate, falling off cleanly; crown shaft prominent; leaflets evenly spaced, single-ribbed, pointed. Inflorescence below leaves, much branched, branches hanging straight down when young, later spreading; 2 enclosing bracts. Flowers in threes. Fruit round, red, thinly fleshy, fibrous. Worldwide: 6 species endemic to Queensland, Australia Zambia: 2 cultivated taxa. |
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