General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 6 to 23 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Other: Small, globose to ovoid, creamy-white, each containing a single seed.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Pollinators: Beetles
Miscellaneous: Monoecious
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild
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Common names
  • Lago Yojoa Palm
  • Root-Spine Palm

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Location: NC Zoo
Date: 2018-08-22

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