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Areca guppyana

 
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Family: Arecaceae (ar-ek-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Areca (a-REEK-uh) (Info)
Species: guppyana

Category:
Palms

Height:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)

Spacing:
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Light Shade
Partial to Full Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Time:
Unknown - Tell us

Foliage:
Evergreen

Other details:
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From seed; germinate in vitro in gelatin, agar or other medium

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Gardeners' Notes:

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Positive palmbob On May 23, 2004, palmbob from Tarzana, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:

Very ornamental thin trunked solitary understory palm with short, arching deep green only partially divided leaves, all standing on stilt roots. Fruits are deep red and edible (but can be somewhat narcotic, sort of like Areca catechu). Planted on New Guinea around traditional burial grounds. Never gets to be a very tall palm. Some have used it as an indoor palm along the coast here in California- works as long as the humidity is always high, but needs very little light to survive.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Pahoa, Hawaii



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