Calyptrogyne panamensis

Calyptrogyne (kah-lip-tro-JEE-neh) panamensis (pahn-nah-MEHN-siss)
Panamá. Calyptrogyne panamensis subsp. tutensis. Photo-Rare Palm Seeds.com
Scientific Classification
Genus: Calyptrogyne (kah-lip-tro-JEE-neh) Species: panamensis (pahn-nah-MEHN-siss)
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
America
Morphology
Habit: Solitary Leaf type: Pinnate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
None.

Habitat and Distribution

Panamá.

Panamá. Calyptrogyne panamensis subsp. panamensis. Photo-Rare Palm Seeds.com

Comments and Curiosities

There are four sub-species:

1.) Calyptrogyne panamensis subsp. centralis; Panamá.

2.) Calyptrogyne panamensis subsp. occidentalis; Panamá.

3.) Calyptrogyne panamensis subsp. panamensis; Panamá. A highly attractive dwarf palm found only in rainforests on Cerro Gaital and Cerro Campana in El Valle in Panamás Cocle province with undivided leaves. It is perhaps not know in cultivation but would be best suited to tropical climates. (RPS.com)

4.) Calyptrogyne panamensis subsp. tutensis; Panamá. A very attractive dwarf palm, with undivided leaves, found only in the jungles of Veraguas province of Panama. Perhaps it is not well known in cultivation but would be ideal for tropical climates. (RPS.com)