Hydriastele kasesa (Hydriastele kasesa)
Description
A moderately sized, slender, clustering or solitary palm to about 12m tall, from the Bismarck Archipelago off the east coast of Papua New Guinea. Each of its thin stems supports a small, open crown of 10-12 arching, dull green leaves on top of a light green crownshaft. Stems get a very attractive purple spotting. The mature fruit are a bright red.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Arecales
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Family: Arecaceae
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Genus: Hydriastele
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