Ptychosperma

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Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Ptychosperma in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Ptychosperma (Greek words, probably referring to the ruminate albumen of the seed). Palmaceae. A. small and unimportant group of palms little known in America. Trunks smooth, ringed, crowned at the summit by a dense cluster of pinnately divided lvs.: lfts. acuminate, either entire or jagged at the apex: spadix simple or sometimes branched, appearing below the lvs.: fls. monoecious in the same spadix: fr. an ovoid drupe. For cult., see Archontophoenix, to which belong many of the plants in the trade under Ptychosperma. For P. elegans, consult Seaforthia. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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Read about Ptychosperma in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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