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+|familia=Arecaceae
+|genus=Howea
+|species=forsteriana
+|common_name=Kentia Palm, Sentry Palm, Paradise Palm, Thatch palm
+|habit=palm-cycad
+|Max ht box=40
+|Max ht metric=ft
+|lifespan=perennial
+|exposure=sun
+|features=evergreen, foliage, houseplant
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
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+|image=Howea forsteriana Lord Howe Island.jpg
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−The '''Kentia palm''' or '''Thatch palm''' (''Howea forsteriana'') is [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[Lord Howe Island]]. It is also widely grown on [[Norfolk Island]]. Its "fronds" or [[leaf|leaves]] grow up to 3 metres long.
+The species is considered vulnerable by the [[World Conservation Union]]. It is cultivated on Lord Howe Island by collecting wild seeds and [[germination|germinating]] them for export worldwide as an ornamental garden or house plant. The trade in the seeds and seedlings is tightly regulated.
+The palm is an elegant plant, and is popular for growing indoors, requiring little light. Out of doors, it prefers a [[tropical]] region but will also grow in a cooler climate, and can tolerate temperatures down to -5 °C, but only for a few hours; normal temperatures should not go below 10°. It grows readily outside in areas such as southern [[Australia]] and northern [[New Zealand]], where it is fairly common in private gardens or as a street tree. In the Northern Hemisphere, it can be grown as far north as SW England, and grows well in the south of [[Spain]] and the southernmost parts of the [[USA]], and will bear [[flower]]s and [[fruit]]. The coasts of the southeastern Azores and Madeira offer similar climates to its original habitat. It is slow growing, but will eventually reach heights of 6 to 18 metres. Under natural conditions, it grows as a solitary tree. Germination of the seeds is erratic.
+The closely related [[Belmore sentry palm]] (''Howea belmoreana''), also endemic on Lord Howe Island, is a smaller species to 7 metres tall, found mainly as an [[understory|understorey]] plant in moist [[forest]]s.
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−Howea forsteriana, Becc. (Kentia Forsteriana, F. Muell. Grisebdchia Forsteriana, H. Wendl. & Drude). Flat or Thatch-leaf Palm. G.C. III. 8:75, 533. S.H. 2:53. A.G. 16:346. A.F. 4:565; 14:701. G. 8:581. Gn. 73, p. 111. Gn.M. 6:289. N. Taylor.
+Howea forsteriana, Becc. (Kentia Forsteriana, F. Muell. Grisebdchia Forsteriana, H. Wendl. & Drude). Flat or Thatch-leaf Palm.
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+Image:Endemic Howea forsteriana Palms- Neds Beach,Lord Howe Island.jpg
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