Calyptrocalyx albertisianus

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Hawaii.

Calyptrocalyx
(kah-lip'-tro-KAH-lix) albertisianus
(ahl-ber'-tis-ee-YAHN-ûs)

Hawaii.

Scientific Classification

Genus:	Calyptrocalyx (kah-lip'-tro-KAH-lix)
Species:	albertisianus (ahl-ber'-tis-ee-YAHN-ûs)

Synonyms

None set.

Native Continent

America

Morphology

Habit:	Solitary
Leaf type:	Pinnate

Culture

Survivability index

Common names

Sunset Palm.

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Habitat and Distribution

New Guinea lowland rainforest.

Description

Trunk type: Solitary, bares light colored rings, from leaf scars, A small to medium sized, solitary pinnate palm to about 3m tall, which has a spectacular new red leaf. Leaf detail: Pinnately compound, diametrically opposed pinnae, evenly spaced, very wide, dark green, somewhat drooping, bright red, new emergent leaf, leaf may reach 10 foot in length. Special note: This Calyptrocalyx is one of the few that is not clustering. Editing by edric.

Culture

Warm, sheltered and moist. Likes very high humidity.

Comments and Curiosities

This is a monoecious Genus.

External Links

References

Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.

Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos, edric.

Special thanks to palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos, edric.

IMAGE GALLERY
Papua New Guinea. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, edric.	Papua New Guinea. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, edric.	Papua New Guinea. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, edric.	Papua, Indonesia. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, edric.
Kikori, Papua New Guinea. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, edric.	Kikori, Papua New Guinea. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, edric.	Kassam Pass, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Photo by Dr. Mark Coode, edric.	Hawaii
Lundkvist Garden, Hawaii	Big Island, Hawaii	Hawaii	Hawaii
Hawaii	Photo by Mike Gray, edric.	Photo by Dean Ouer, edric.
			Menzel Garden, Brasil,photo by Paul Craft, edric.
Chonburi, Thailand. Photo by Jakkrit, edric.	Northern New South Wales, Photo by Daryl O'Connor, edric.