Hedyscepe canterburyana

Plant Characteristics

Habit		palm-cycad
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun

Scientific Names

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Read about Hedyscepe canterburyana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hedyscepe canterburyana, Wendl. & Drude (Kenlia canterburyana, F. Muell. Veitchia canterburyana, Hort.) Umbrella Palm. Fig. 1791 (adapted from Martius). Tall, spineless palm, with a thick, stout caudex: lvs. terminal, dense, equally pinnatisect, the numerous segms. linear-lanceolate, acuminate, the lower nerves recurved at the base, rather remote from the margin; rachis arched, recurving: spadix with a short peduncle, and thickened, flexuose branches; areoles lax: fls. medium: fr. ovoid, large. R.H. 1873, p. 218. F.R. 1:85. G. 2:418; 5:592; 16:414. G.W. 12, p. 207 (the last four all as Kentia). 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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