Mazhar Botanic Garden

Adonidia merrillii Becc.

Christmas palm

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001184
Common name: Christmas palm
English name: Manila palm
Native: Philippines, West Indies and Florida
Country: Florida Philippines
(PGR): Very rare

Slender, single- trunked palm, smooth, gray  trunk topped with a crown of arching leaves bright green, pinnately compound 120-150 cm long leaflets arranged in a V- shape when viewed from the end of the leaf flowers clusters appear at the base of the canopy, of cream-colored fruit bright red, berry-like grows in clusters

ornamental plants. landscaping and interior design along roadsides. medicinal.

Veitchia merrillii (Becc)  HEMoore

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Well water
Climates: Mediterranean Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 10 : 11
pH range: 6.6-8.5

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