Verschaffeltia splendida
COMMON NAME | Seychelles stilt palm |
TYPE | Palm |
FAMILY | Arecaceae |
NOTES | Trunk
smooth but scarred where leaves have fallen; spiny when young; rings of dark
spines pointing downwards at top of trunk on older trees. The distinguishing feature of this palm
from the Seychelles, is the stilt roots supporting the slender stem. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Native and endemic to the Seychelles |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Canopy
or under story palm tree in moist forest, on steep hillsides and ledges, from
near sea level to 850 m becoming scarcer at the highest altitudes. Rare below
300 m except in river valleys. It appears to reproduce well in wet shady
places in forests |
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