Mazhar Botanic Garden

Carpentaria acuminata (H.Wendl. & Drude) Becc.

Carpentaria palm

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000013
Common name: Carpentaria palm
English name: Carpentaria palm
Arabic name: كاربنتاريا
Native: Australia
Country: Australia
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Stems solitary to 15-20 m tall, 12-15 cm in diameter, trunk grey smooth leaves feathery,  pinnate 3-4 m long inflorescences white , emerging from under the crown shaft, flowers white fruit round  ovoid, about 15 to 2 cm long, ripening from red to black

Ornamental palm

Kentia acuminata (H Wendl & Drube) Becc

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Texture: Clay Loam
Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Late spring
Zone: 10b : 11
pH range: 5.6 – 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: Cultivation Wood land
pH: Acid Alkaline Neutral

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