Carpentaria acuminata
(Carpentaria palm)
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FAMILY |
Arecaceae |
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Species |
Carpentaria acuminata |
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Common name |
Carpentaria palm |
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Fruit colour; life form |
Yellow-red; palm |
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Campus |
Cairns, Townsville |
Description
Endemic to the Northern Territory, this solitary palm has a slender, grey trunk that is slightly enlarged at the base, the rings are well spaced. Pinnate leaves forms a graceful arching crown, old leaves shed regularly. Fruit yellow to red to 1 cm long have a yellow cupule at the base. Cyclone resistant.
