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Calyptrocalyx leptostachys (Calyptrocalyx leptostachys)

Description

A very small palm. Leaf detail: Bifid v-shaped, undivided, new emergent leaf is reddish orange, with faint light green stripping, leaf size is large, in comparison to the size of the palm. A rare dwarf palm with undivided leaves and a reddish new emergent leaf. Editing by edric.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Arecales

            • Family: Arecaceae

              • Genus: Calyptrocalyx