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| Scientific Name | Laccospadix australasica |
| Common Names | Atherton palm, |
| Species | Arecaceae |
| Genus | Laccospadix |
| Synonyms | Calyptrocalyx australasicus; |
| Genus | Laccospadix |
| Description | A small palm. Plants grow to about 3-8 m high. The trunk is slender.
It is about 5 cm across. It can have one or several stems. The
clumping type occurs at higher altitude. The trunk is covered with
old leaf bases or sometimes with close rings. The crown has few
leaves. The leaves are feather like. The leaves arch over and are
dark glossy-green. They are 1.5-2 m long. New leaves are bronze or
red. The leaf bases spread near the trunk but do not form a
crownshaft. The blades have a number of narrow leaflets. These taper
to a point. They are evenly spaced along the midrib. The leaflets
are dull green. The fruit occur in long slender strings. These are
unbranched and arise from the axils of leaves within the crown. The
flowers are separately male and female with one female between 2 male
flowers. The fruit are yellow and ripen to bright red. They are 15
mm long. They have a fleshy outer layer. |
| Notes | There is only one Laccospadix species. |
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| Growth, Production and Use |
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| Related | Fruit, Leaves, |
| Cultivation | It is grown from seed. The seed germinate easily. This takes 3-5
months. Seedlings transplant very easily. It can also be grown from
suckers which split off easily. |
| Growing | |
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| Use | |
| Distribution | It grows in rainforest. It suits subtropical and warm temperate
locations. It requires shady positions. It prefers loamy soil rich
in organic matter. They can tolerate light to medium frosts. In NE
Queensland in Australia they grow between 800-1600 m altitude.
Adelaide Botanical Gardens. |
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