Pronunciation: ar-kon-tuh-FEE-nix my-oh-LEN-siss
Common Name: Myola King Palm
Archontophoenix myolensis is another rather infrequently grown Archontophoenix that really should be grown more often than it is. It is a beautiful palm from northern Australia with a strikingly blue-green crownshaft, whitish undersides to leaflets and a stepped, ringed trunk with flat, pinnate leaves and mildly pendent leaflets.
Synonym: Chrysalidocarpus cabadae
Appearance and Biology
- Habit: solitary palm with a crown of 8-15 feather leaves
- Height:
- Trunk:
- Crownshaft: 2'-3' tall; same diameter as trunk slightly tapering near crown; turquoise
- Spread:
- Leaf Description:
- Petiole/Leaf bases:
- Reproduction:
- Inflorescence:
- Fruit:
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Horticultural Characteristics
- Minimum Temp: 27F
- Drought Tolerance: low
- Dry Heat Tolerance: low
- Wind Tolerance: low
- Salt Tolerance: low
- Growth Rate: moderate
- Soil Preference: adaptable
- Light Requirement: filtered sun to partial sun
- Human Hazards: none
- Disease or Horticultural Problems: none
- Transplants?: poor tolerance
- Indoor?: unknown
- Availability: rare but usually available at some palm specialty nurseries
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