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Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Latania verschaffeltii Lem. (ARECACEAE)

Posted at — Nov 13, 2019
Yellow Latan

Description

Solitary palm with stout trunk, up to 16 m height. Fronds palmate, 2-3 m long, balde up to 1.5 m across. Inflorescences about 2.5 m long, fruits egg-shaped or pear-shaped, 4-5 cm long, seeds with prominent ridge.

Ecology

Lowland forest, near edges of ravines.

Distribution

Endemic to the Mascarene Island of Rodriguez.

Uses

Often planted as an ornamental, adaptable to a range of climates from tropical to warm temperate.