Lepidorrhachis mooreana (Little Mountain Palm)
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Lepidorrhachis mooreana, Mount Gower, Lord Howe Island, Australia
Photograph by Poyt448 Peter Woodard. License: Public Domain. (view image details)
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Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Little Mountain Palm
Description
Little Mountain Palm is a small solitary trunked palm from Lord Howe Island growing to about three metres tall. It is the only member of the Lepidorrhachis genus. The leaves are pinnate and grow to about 1.5 m long. Creamy coloured flowers are produced on branched clusters to about half a metre long. The attractive red fruit grow in big clusters and each 'berry' is about 1 cm in diameter. This palm is quite difficult to maintain in cultivation. The Big Mountain Palm (Hedyscepe canterburyana) also from Lord Howe Island is a completely different genus.
Habitat
grows high on the island's mountains
Distribution
Lepidorrhachis mooreana is found only on Lord Howe Island
Growth Characteristics
Height: 3m
Classification
| Class: | Liliopsida | | Order: | Arecales | | Family: | Arecaceae | | Genus: | Lepidorrhachis | | Species: | mooreana | | Common Name: | Little Mountain Palm |
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