Mazhar Botanic Garden

Latania verschaffeltii Lemaire

Yellow Latan Palm

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000039
Common name: Yellow Latan Palm
Arabic name: لاتانيا صفراء
Native: Mascarene Island (Rodrigues)
Country: India Madagascar
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Solitary palm, dioecious palm, up to 11m tall, and swollen at the base leaves fan-shaped (costapalmate) about 18-24 m wide m long male inflorescence about 12-24 m long, female inflorescence 09-15 m long fruit  is drop-shaped 5-8 cm long and 25- 38cm wide

Ornamental Palm.

Latania aurea BSWilliams

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Texture: Clay Loam
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Mediterranean
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Late spring
Zone: 10a : 11
pH range: 5.5-7.5
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Palm
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Cultivation
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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