94,129
edits
Changes
no edit summary
|familia=Arecaceae
|familia=Arecaceae
|genus=Trachycarpus
|genus=Trachycarpus
|habit=palm-cycad
|lifespan=perennial
|features=evergreen, foliage
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|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!
|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!
|image=Trachycarpus fortunei2.jpg
|image_width=180
|image_caption=Trachycarpus fortunei
| image = Trachycarpus fortunei2.jpg
| image_width = 180px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
| image_caption = Trachycarpus fortunei
}}
}}
'''''Trachycarpus''''' is a [[genus]] of eight species of [[Arecaceae|palms]] native to [[Asia]], from the [[Himalaya]] east to eastern [[China]]. They are [[List of Arecaceae genera#Tribe Corypheae|fan palms]] (Arecaceae tribe Corypheae), with the [[leaf|leaves]] with a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets. The leaf bases produce persistent fibers that often give the trunk a characteristic hairy appearance. All species are [[dioecious]], with male and female flowers produced on separate plants although female plants will sometimes produce male flowers, allowing occasional self-pollination.
The most common species in cultivation is ''[[Trachycarpus fortunei]]'' (Chusan Palm or Windmill Palm), a [[hardy palms|temperate palm]] which is , in cultivated range, probably the northernmost palm species in the world, having been successfully grown in such cool and damp but relatively mild locales such as [[Scotland]], southwestern [[Norway]], south and southwest [[Iceland]], extreme southwestern [[Utah]] ,coastal New Jersey and the panhandle of [[Alaska]] . It is frequent in [[garden]]s in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], along the [[Atlantic]] coast of [[France]] and northern [[Spain]], in southern and coastal [[Poland]], in southern [[Switzerland]] and northern [[Italy]], and in both the [[Pacific Northwest]] and the [[Southeastern United States]] of [[North America]]. The dwarf form known as "''Trachycarpus wagnerianus''" is unknown in the wild, and is considered to be a cultivar of ''T. fortunei'' (WCSP, World checklist of Palms). It resembles that species closely, differing mainly in its smaller and much stiffer leaves. Hybrids between them are reportedly intermediate in size and fully fertile.
''[[Trachycarpus takil]]'' (the Kumaon Palm) is similar to ''T. fortunei''; it is probably slightly less tolerant of cold. Other species less common in cultivation are ''T. geminisectus'', ''T. princeps'', ''T. latisectus'', ''T. martianus'', ''T. nanus'' and ''T. oreophilus''. ''T. martianus'' and ''T. latisectus'' do not tolerate cold as well as ''T. fortunei'', ''T. takil'' or ''T. wagnerianus''. ''T. geminisectus'', ''T. princeps'' and ''T. oreophilus'' are still too rare and small in cultivation to assess their full potential.
The trunk [[fiber|fibres]] produced by the leaf sheaths of ''Trachycarpus fortunei'' are harvested in China and elsewhere to make coarse but very strong [[rope]], [[brooms]] and [[brushes]]. This use gives rise to the old alternative name "Hemp-palm". The fibrous leaf sheaths are also frequently used to clothe stems of artificial palms.
This genus is very popular among palm enthusiasts for its ability to withstand cold, especially in the form of damp, cool summer weather with relatively mild winter weather. These palms often tolerate snow in their native [[habitat (ecology)|habitats]] and are the hardiest trunking palms.
{{Inc|
{{Inc|
Trachycarpus (Greek, rough or harsh and fruit). Palmaceae, tribe Corypheae. Indoor and outdoor palms, one of which is widely grown and very hardy.
Trachycarpus (Greek, rough or harsh and fruit). Palmaceae, tribe Corypheae. Indoor and outdoor palms, one of which is widely grown and very hardy.
==Species==
==Species==
''[[Trachycarpus fortunei]]''<br/>
*''[[Trachycarpus fortunei]]''
''[[Trachycarpus latisectus]]''<br/>
*''[[Trachycarpus geminisectus]]''
''[[Trachycarpus martianus]]''<br/>
*''[[Trachycarpus latisectus]]''
''[[Trachycarpus nanus]]''<br/>
*''[[Trachycarpus manipur]]''
''[[Trachycarpus oreophilus]]''<br/>
*''[[Trachycarpus martianus]]''
''[[Trachycarpus princeps]]''<br/>
*''[[Trachycarpus nanus]]''
''[[Trachycarpus takil]]''<br/>
*''[[Trachycarpus oreophilus]]''
''[[Trachycarpus wagnerianus]]''<br/>
*''[[Trachycarpus princeps]]''
''[[Trachycarpus geminisectus]]''<br/>
*''[[Trachycarpus takil]]''
''[[Trachycarpus manipur]]''<br/>
*''[[Trachycarpus wagnerianus]]''
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
<gallery>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
{{stub}}
{{stub}}
__NOTOC__