Allagoptera leucocalyx

Allagoptera leucocalyx

A beautiful dwarf palm, widely distributed in Bolivia, Paraguay, northernmost Argentina and southern central Brazil where it grows in savanna on sandy soils to an altitude of 1000 m (3300 ft.), often forming dense stands. It forms a branching underground trunk that gives rise to a cluster of crowns with plumose fronds that are dark green above and silvery below. Due to its inland habitat it will resist more cold and drought than its popular cousin A. arenaria. It will do well in a warm temperate or tropical climate and can take moderate freezes. Despite being quite common in the wild, seeds are almost never offered.

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Seeds from this species ...

... are easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
Three day soak changing water daily then into bags with slightly moist sphagnum. I prefer to (Triple bag) my seed to create a temperature buffer so the changes in temp are not so acute. This method seems to allow humidity to build up more evenly around the seed. I do not like zip lock bags as they are generally too small and the slightest rot causes stagnation. I use 1 garbage bag and two shopping bags inside tied at the top. After two weeks several seeds have germinated so far out of 50.
Submitted on 29/08/2007 by SCOTT CUMBERLAND scott.cumberland@visionstream.com.au

... are very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
It's a very easy palm to germinate, requiring only heat and some moisture, and whitin a month all ten seeds came out, subsequent growyh is slow in a mediterranean climate (very cold and wet in winter and very hot and dry in summer) they are all outside USDA zone 9.
Submitted on 16/04/2007 by joao capelo bidwilli@hotmail.com


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Palms of Southern Asia (Princeton Field Guides)
by Andrew Henderson

Hardcover - 264 pages
Covers all 352 naturally occurring palms in Southern Asia!

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The only complete field guide to the 43 genera and 352 species of palms and rattans that occur in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Each species account includes the correct scientific and common names, and fully describes morphology, habitat, and uses. Featuring a distribution map for most species and 256 full-color photographs. A book of major importance for botanists and an invaluable aid for naturalists and conservationists, and it's the perfect field guide for ecotourists traveling in the region

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