Mazhar Botanic Garden

Chambreyonia macrocarpa (Brongn.)Vieill. Ex Becc

Red Leaf Palm Flamethrower Palm

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000052
Common name: Red Leaf Palm, Flamethrower Palm
English name: Red Leaf Palm
Arabic name: شمبريونيا
Native: New Caledonia
Country: New Caledonia
(PGR): Very rare

A feather solitary to about  6-10m tall, leaves 36 m long, young leaves are reddish  purples, and  slowly turn green when mature The deep emerald green crownshaft is 90 – 120cm high, and emerald green coloured,  flowers greenish white, fruits round or egg shaped about 5 cm diameter, deep red coloured when mature

ornamental palm. 

Kentiopsis macrocarpa Brongn, Kentia macrocarpa  Vieill Ex Brongn

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Texture: Calcareous Chalk Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9a : 11
pH range: 5.5- 7.5
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 Mild alkaline

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