Hyophorbe amaricaulis

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Hyophorbe amaricaulis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hyophorbe amaricaulis, Mart. (Areca speciosa, Hort.?). St. 60 ft. in nature, scarcely so tall in cult., with a bottle- shaped swelling near the base, usually abruptly narrowed near the lf .-cluster: petiole about a foot long, grooved and angled; lfts. 40-60 pairs, about 12-16 in. long and 2 in. broad: spadix about 12 in. long: seed elliptic, about ½ in. long. Mauritius. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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