Roscheria melanochaetes


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Read about Roscheria melanochaetes in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Roscheria melanochaetes, Wendl. (Verschaffeltia melanochaetes, Wendl.). Trunk 15-25 ft. high, 2-3 in. diam., with many aerial roots, and when young with a ring of spines below each lf .-scar: lvs. 4 1/2-7 ft. long; petiole 1 1/2-2 1/2 ft. long, smooth, with a pale band running from the top of the sheath down the back of the petiole; sheath 1 1/2-2 1/2 ft. long, with a few fine black spines; lf .-blade pale green, 3-5 ft. long, 2-3 ft. broad, entire when young, unequally pinnate; segms. 1-1 1/2 ft. long, 2-fid at the apex, clothed beneath with peltate scales. Seychelles. I.H. 18:54.

Jared G. Smith. N. Taylor.


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