Palm Trees - Acoelorrhaphe wrightii

Acoelorrhaphe wrightii

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Acoelorrhaphe wrightii at The Palmetum of Santa Cruz, Tenerfie - April 2007





General Information
Family:
Arecaceae
Common Names:
Everglades Palm
Paurotis Palm
Silver Saw Palmetto
Synonyms:
Copernicia wrightii
Paurotis wrightii
Distribution:
South Florida
The Caribbean
South Mexico
To Columbia
Habitat:
Coastal Areas
Swamps
Conservation Status:
Not Threatened
Habitat Threats:

Native Uses:

Commercial Uses:

Physical Characteristics
Height:
Up to 5m (16ft)
Spread:
Up to 10m (31ft)
Growth Habit:
Clumping
Growth Rate:
Medium Fast
Trunk Type:
No Crownshaft
Fibrous Leaf Bases
Trunk Diameter:
Up to 150mm (6")
Leaf Type:
Palmate
Leaf Size:
Up to 0.9m (3ft)
Leaf Colour:
Light Green
Silver Underside
Petiole:
Up to 900mm (36")
Armed
Self Cleaning:
No
Inflorescence Colour:
Reproduction:
Monoecious
Fruit Description:
Up to 6mm (0.25")
Round
Fruit Colour:
Orange ripening to Black

Cultural Requirements
Light:
Full sun
Soil:
Sandy
Watering:
Frequent
Maintain Moisture
Min. Temp:
-5°C (23°F)
Tolerances:
Cold
Drought
Salt
Wind
Propagation:
Seed
Clump Separation
Germination:
1-3 Months
28-32°C ( 82-90°F)
Planting:
Forms Large Clumps
Uses:
Space Filler
Screening
Availability:
Nurseries
Specialist Outlets

References: IUCN 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 14 December 2004.
Kew World Checklist Of Selected Plant Families. <www.kew.org/wcsp/home.do>
Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. Costaceae. Pp. 413-423 in, B. E. Hammel, M. H. Grayum, C. Herrera, & N. Zamora (eds.), Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. vol. II. Gimnospermas y monocotiledóneas (Agavaceae- Musaceae). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 92: 1-694.
Noblick, L.R. Ph.D., 1998. Hardiness Observations In Palm Species. <www.bg-map.com/PLMTBLA.HTML>
Riffle,R.L. & Craft,P. 2003. An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms.