Deckenia

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Deckenia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Deckenia (after Karl von der Decken, German explorer of East Africa, killed in 1864 by the Somalis). Sometimes misspelled Deckeria: but there is a genus name Deckeria which, however, is regarded as a synonym of Iriartea. Palmaceae. One species, by some referred to Acanthophoenix, from the Seychelles, now intro. as a warmhouse palm. D. nobilis, Wendl., is a tall palm, reaching 100 ft. and more, and 1 ft. or more in diam.: lvs. pinnate, 10-12 ft. or more long, the sheath 3-6 ft. long and usually spiny; petiole about 1 ft. long, pale green and smooth; pinnae narrow, hairy beneath, bristly when young; midrib yellow: fls. monoecious, in 3's, the middle one female, the male with 9 stamens and minute perianth, the female with imbricate perianth: spadix with slender pendulous branches which are spiny at the base; spathes 2, spiny, seldom exceeding 1 ft.: fr. much compressed, ovoid-deltoid, 1/2 in. long and 1/6 in. thick, black turning to straw-colored. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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