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Hydriastele (Greek, water and column; the tall trunks growing near springs). Palmaceae, tribe Areceae. A monotypic genus containing a tropical Australian palm advertised sometimes as Kenlia Wendlandiana. This may belong to Exorrhiza, which see. If it is a true Hydriastele, however, it is told from the kentias in foliage by the leaf-segments split at the apex instead of acuminate and not split.
More fundamentally, Hydriastele differs in having the ovule on the side of the cell instead of at the bottom, as in Kentia. In this respect it agrees with the group of genera mentioned under Hedyscepe, but it differs from that group in having the fls. borne in 4 ranks instead of spirally. Hydriastele is a spineless palm with erect winged caudex: lvs. terminal, pinnatisect; segms. alternate, linear, split at the apex; mid-veins covered below with caducous scales; margins thin; rachis laterally compressed, dorsally convex; face of the petiole concave; sheath rather short: spadices with short, wide peduncles, branched from the base, the branches obtusely quadrate, long, slender, pendulous: spathes 2, complete, compressed, deciduous, the lower one ancipital: bracts and bractlets connate: fr. small, ellipsoidal, smooth or ribbed.
This distinct and excellent palm has hitherto been rare, but now that the seeds are being produced in tropical nurseries it is fast becoming popular. The seeds are round, fairly hard, and resemble those of Archontophoenix Alexandra. The characteristic leaves are pinnatifid, the segments being irregular and somewhat jagged at the apex, after the fashion of a fish-tail palm or caryota. It stands the temperature of an ordinary living-room better than many other palms. For rapid growth it needs more heat than Howea Belmoreana and H. forsteriana. In the greenhouse a temperature of 60° to 70° is most congenial. A lower temperature will not hurt it, but gives a slower and more compact growth. It loves plenty of moisture, and frequent syringing is beneficial. For potting soil, it likes rich loam, with plenty of sharp sand and good drainage. The seeds and seedlings should be treated more like the commercial areca, i.e., Chrysalidocarpus lutescens. It forms a single stem when only 3 feet high, and grows to a height of 20 feet or more in cultivation. It is at its best when 10 to 15 feet high. When well established and pot- bound it loves high feeding, as does Chrysalidocarpus lutesccns. (H. A. Siebrecht.)
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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|jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!
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Describe the plant here...
{{Inc|
Hydriastele (Greek, water and column; the tall trunks growing near springs). Palmaceae, tribe Areceae. A monotypic genus containing a tropical Australian palm advertised sometimes as Kenlia Wendlandiana. This may belong to Exorrhiza, which see. If it is a true Hydriastele, however, it is told from the kentias in foliage by the leaf-segments split at the apex instead of acuminate and not split.
More fundamentally, Hydriastele differs in having the ovule on the side of the cell instead of at the bottom, as in Kentia. In this respect it agrees with the group of genera mentioned under Hedyscepe, but it differs from that group in having the fls. borne in 4 ranks instead of spirally. Hydriastele is a spineless palm with erect winged caudex: lvs. terminal, pinnatisect; segms. alternate, linear, split at the apex; mid-veins covered below with caducous scales; margins thin; rachis laterally compressed, dorsally convex; face of the petiole concave; sheath rather short: spadices with short, wide peduncles, branched from the base, the branches obtusely quadrate, long, slender, pendulous: spathes 2, complete, compressed, deciduous, the lower one ancipital: bracts and bractlets connate: fr. small, ellipsoidal, smooth or ribbed.
This distinct and excellent palm has hitherto been rare, but now that the seeds are being produced in tropical nurseries it is fast becoming popular. The seeds are round, fairly hard, and resemble those of Archontophoenix Alexandra. The characteristic leaves are pinnatifid, the segments being irregular and somewhat jagged at the apex, after the fashion of a fish-tail palm or caryota. It stands the temperature of an ordinary living-room better than many other palms. For rapid growth it needs more heat than Howea Belmoreana and H. forsteriana. In the greenhouse a temperature of 60° to 70° is most congenial. A lower temperature will not hurt it, but gives a slower and more compact growth. It loves plenty of moisture, and frequent syringing is beneficial. For potting soil, it likes rich loam, with plenty of sharp sand and good drainage. The seeds and seedlings should be treated more like the commercial areca, i.e., Chrysalidocarpus lutescens. It forms a single stem when only 3 feet high, and grows to a height of 20 feet or more in cultivation. It is at its best when 10 to 15 feet high. When well established and pot- bound it loves high feeding, as does Chrysalidocarpus lutesccns. (H. A. Siebrecht.)
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
*{{wplink}}
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