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Ptychosperma macarthurii (H.Wendl. Ex H.J.Veitch) H. Wendl. Ex Hook.f.

Macarthur Palm

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000046
Common name: Macarthur Palm
English name: Macarthur Palm
Arabic name: بتيكوسبرما مجوز
Native: Queensland and new Guinea
Country: Guinea Queensland
(PGR): Rare

Clumping multi-stemmed palm, growing to 10 m tall, 10 cm in diameter, crownshaft around 60 cm long leaves: feathery, fronds pinnate about 15 m long , dark green above and paler green beneath inflorescence: about 45cm long fruit: 13 mm long, bright red when ripen

Ornamental palms

Ptychosperma julianettii  Becc, Kentia macarthurii HWendlex HJVeitch

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Germinate in 1-3 months
Flowering time: Mid Spring
Zone: 10 : 11
pH range: 5.5 to 6.5
Status: Common
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: Mild acid Neutral
Located in: Glass house

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