Archontophoenix cunninghamiana (Bangalow Palm)
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Broken Head rainforest, NSW
Photograph by Poyt448 Peter Woodard. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
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Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, Alberon Park, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
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Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, ripe seeds, Alberon Park, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
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BANGALOW PALM FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Bangalow Palm
Other Names
Picabeen Palm, King palm
Description
The Bangalow Palm is an elegant self-cleaning palm with a pale green crownshaft. The pinnate fronds are green on both upper and lower surfaces grow two to three metres long. The trunk is grey and ringed and can grow to about 30 cm in diameter. It produces large clusters of pink to mauve flowers from the base of the crownshaft which tend to hang downwards. The fruit is red berries just over 1 cm in diameter. It is a popular garden palm in cultivation. It is similar to the Alexandra Palm (A. alexandrae ) which has slivery underside to the leaves, creamy white flowers and a more swollen base.
Habitat
coastal rainforest
Distribution
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana is found in eastern Queensland and New South Wales
Growth Characteristics
Height: 20m - 25m
Spread: fronds 2m - 3m
Classification
| Class: | Liliopsida | | Order: | Arecales | | Family: | Arecaceae | | Genus: | Archontophoenix | | Species: | cunninghamiana | | Common Name: | Bangalow Palm |
Relatives in same Genus
Archontophoenix alexandrae
Archontophoenix maxima
Archontophoenix myolensis
Archontophoenix purpurea
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