Heterospathe elata

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Heterospathe elata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Heterospathe elata, Scheff. (Metroxylon datum, Hort.). Tall, unarmed: Lvs. terminal, long-petioled, equally pinnatisect; segms. numerous, lanceolate, narrowed at both ends, acuminate, 1-nerved, margins thickened and recurved at the base; rachis round on the back, flat on the face; sheath short, fibrous, swelled at the base: spathes 2, the lower 2-crested, the upper much longer.— A very worthy palm, valuable chiefly for its graceful habit while still quite young. Must be grown in a moist hot house. N. Taylor. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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