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MYOLA PALM FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Myola Palm
Other Names
Myola Archontophoenix
Description
The Myola Palm is a tall palm growing to about twenty metres tall with a trunk diameter of up to 30 cm, and broader at the base. The pinnate fronds are green above with silvery scales on the lower surface, and grow to about four metres in length. It produces branched clusters of creamy white flowers from the base of the green crownshaft in late autumn winter (May to July). The flowers are similar in appearance to those of the Alexandra Palm (A. alexandrae). The oval fruit is red and grows to about 20 mm in length. The palm has a very small range in Queensland and is listed as endangered.
Habitat
riverside rainforest
Distribution
Archontophoenix myolensis is found on the Barron river near the town of Kuranda in tropical north east Queensland
Growth Characteristics
Height: 20m
Spread: fronds to 4m
Classification
| Class: | Liliopsida | | Order: | Arecales | | Family: | Arecaceae | | Genus: | Archontophoenix | | Species: | myolensis | | Common Name: | Myola Palm |
Relatives in same Genus
Archontophoenix alexandrae
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
Archontophoenix maxima
Archontophoenix purpurea
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