Pronunciation: burr-rett-ee-oh-KEN-tee-uh ko-ghee-EN-siss
Common Name: none
Burretiokentia koghiensis is a rarer species of California, but some growers have this one and even gotten it to flower. This New Caledonian palm is yet another one with a new red leaf. The crownshaft and leaf bases are whitish, as are the flower spikes. Otherwise growth and cultivation recommendations are similar to the more common species of Burretiokentia.
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Appearance and Biology
- Habit: solitary with a crown of 10-14 feather leaves
- Height: 25' estimate
- Trunk: single; 7" thick; green; closely and prominently ringed
- Crownshaft: incomplete; white or pale green coated with white tomentum; about 1' tall
- Spread: 12'-14'
- Leaf Description: pinnate; flat; lime green to deep green; 8' long; more upright in orientation than the somewhat horizontal, oriented crown of the other Burretiokentias
- Petiole/Leaf bases: white or whitish (over pale green to yellow-green); very short (2"-4"); unarmed
- Reproduction: monoecious
- Inflorescence: 1' long; upright; from immediately below crownshaft; branched like a hand broom; pale orange
- Fruit:
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Horticultural Characteristics
- Minimum Temp: 30F
- Drought Tolerance: low
- Dry Heat Tolerance: poor
- Wind Tolerance: poor
- Salt Tolerance: unknown
- Growth Rate: slow
- Soil Preference: adaptable
- Light Requirement: filtered to partial sun
- Human Hazards: none
- Disease or Horticultural Problems: none
- Transplants?: unknown
- Indoor?: unknown
- Availability: very rare, but occasionally shows up on a palm specialty nursery list
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