Mazhar Botanic Garden

Cocothrinax spissa L.H.Bailey

Hispaniola Belly Palm

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000845
Common name: Hispaniola Belly Palm
English name: Swollen silver thatch palm
Native: Island of Hispaniola
Country: Island of Hispaniola

Fan palm stems grow singly 3-8 m tall, 20-30 cm in diameter, usually swollen in the middle of the trunk leaves costapalmate, silver undersides  fruit dark purple 11-13 cm in diameter

Texture: Calcareous Lime rich soils Rocky 
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Coastal area
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Humidity
Climates: Temperate Tropical
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 10b : 11
pH range: 6.6-8.5 neutral to strongly alkaline
Status: Endangered
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Palm
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Alkaline Mild acid

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