Mazhar Botanic Garden

Nannorrhops ritchieana (Griff.) Aitch.

Nannorrhops

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000984
Common name: Nannorrhops
English name: Mazari Palm
Arabic name: غضف
Native: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Oman
Country: Afghanistan Oman Pakistan Saudi Arabia
(PGR): Rare

Clumping palm, grow 2-4 m tall leaves with a long smooth petiole, terminating in rounded fan leaves blue-green to grey- green color flowers borne in tall, open clusters up to 3 m long (dioecious) fruit drupe

Ornamental, landscape, used to produce mats, baskets, hand fans, cages, hot post, salt posts, baskets.

Chamaerops ritchiaena Griff

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 8 : 8
pH range: 6.1- 8.5
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Palm
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Fibre Landscape Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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