Untitled Document Acoelorraphe wrightii

Characteristics

Synonyms:
Paurotis wrightii:

common Names:
Paurotis Palm,
Silver Saw Palmetto,
Everglades Palm

Habitat:
Moist, sandy soil, often swamps (usually coastal), around the Carribbean coast from Florida to the West Indies.

Description:
A very attractive clumping plant, with distinctive silvery fan leaves, and a fibrous sheath around the trunk. If given the right conditions, (sun, water, and warmth) it can form a very large clump, several metres across, and up to about 5 metres high


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SPECIES atpB rbcL 18S PRK RPB2


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Acoelorraphe wrightii