Mazhar Botanic Garden

Hyophorbe verschaffeltii H.A.Wendl

Spindle palm Palmiste marron

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000036
Common name: Spindle palm, Palmiste marron
English name: Spindle palm, Palmiste marron
Arabic name: اريكا حمراء
Native: Mascarene Islands
Country: India Madagascar
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Solitary palm is 6 m tall, slow growing trunk grey, ringed visible old leaf scars, up to 60 to 70 cm in diameter, crownshaft smooth, green leaves feather-shaped, mildly recurving, about 60 cm long inflorescences branched, cream, about 75 cm long, arising from below the crownshaft fruit oblong, 3 cm long

Ornamental Palm.

Mascarena vershaffeltii (HWendl) LHBailey

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Texture: Sandy loam
Fertility: Low
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds, germinate 2-6 months.
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 10 : 12b
pH range: 6,5-7,5
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Palm
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Alkaline Mild acid Neutral

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