Mazhar Botanic Garden

Howea belmoreana (C.Moore & F.Muell.) Becc

Curly palm Belmore sentry palm Kentia palm

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000072
Common name: Curly palm, Belmore sentry palm, Kentia palm
Arabic name: كنتيا ، هويا
Native: Endemic to Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
Country: Australia
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Solitary erect,  grows up to 10 m high, 15 cm in diameter

leaves  pinnate, reduplicate, strongly arching, to 3 m long, with linear flowers white in pendulous spikes, to 15 m long

 fruits ovoid 4-5 cm long Red or reddish-brown when ripe

•ornamental, Indoor plant.

Kentia belmoreana CMoore & FMuell

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Texture: Calcareous
Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Medium Water
Climates: Dry
Lights: Meduim
Propagation: Seeds, about 2 -3 months germinated
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9 : 11
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Palm
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Alkaline

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