Mazhar Botanic Garden

Beccariophoenix alfredii Rakotarinivo, Ranarivelo & J. Dransf

High plateau coconut palm

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000049
Common name: High plateau coconut palm
English name: High plateau coconut palm
Arabic name: بكاريوفيونكس الفريدياي
Native: Madagascar
Country: Madagascar
(PGR): Very rare

Grows up to 15 m tall, 1 m in diameter, leaves pinnate, 45 m long The inflorescence stalk is 8–13 cm  long and elliptic in cross-section The rachis is very short, 8–9 cm The fruit is oblate, 16 cm × 24 cm and dark purplish-black at maturity

ornamental palm

Texture: Clay Loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Hot climates
Lights: Partial shade
Propagation: Fresh seeds germinate 6 weeks
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9 : 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: Sub tropical
pH: Acid Alkaline Neutral

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