Howea forsteriana
COMMON NAME | Kentia Palm |
TYPE | Palm |
FAMILY | Arecaceae |
NOTES | A relatively
slow-growing palm, eventually growing up to 33 ft tall by 20 ft wide. Its
fronds can reach 10 ft long. Kentia
palm gets its name from the capital city of Lord Howe Island, Kentia, and the
genus name, Howea, honors the island. The species name, forsteriana, honors
the naturalist father and son duo who accompanied Captain Cook's second
voyage to the Pacific, Johann Reinhold Forster and George Forster. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Lord Howe Island in Australia |
NATIVE HABITAT | Kentia palms grow in
extensive colonies at low to moderate altitudes, less than 2870 ft (875 m)
above sea level. |
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