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'''''Syagrus amara''''' is the only ''Syagrus'' from the Caribbean Islands and is a bit tropical in its requirements as well.  However many have managed to grow this one to maturity in the warmer areas of California.  Does particularly if grown against a warm wall facing south.  It has plumose leaves like most ''Syagrus'', but leaflets are shorter and don't tend to droop.  Potentially a very large palm, but that potential has so far not been realized in California.   
 
'''''Syagrus amara''''' is the only ''Syagrus'' from the Caribbean Islands and is a bit tropical in its requirements as well.  However many have managed to grow this one to maturity in the warmer areas of California.  Does particularly if grown against a warm wall facing south.  It has plumose leaves like most ''Syagrus'', but leaflets are shorter and don't tend to droop.  Potentially a very large palm, but that potential has so far not been realized in California.   
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File:Syagrus amara Hilo Univ.jpg|Hawaii, University of Hilo
 
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Latest revision as of 23:35, 8 August 2015

Pronunciation: sigh-AHG-russ uh-MAR-uh


Common Name: Overtop Palm

Syagrus amara is the only Syagrus from the Caribbean Islands and is a bit tropical in its requirements as well. However many have managed to grow this one to maturity in the warmer areas of California. Does particularly if grown against a warm wall facing south. It has plumose leaves like most Syagrus, but leaflets are shorter and don't tend to droop. Potentially a very large palm, but that potential has so far not been realized in California.

Appearance and Biology
  • Habit: solitary with a crown of 10-14 pinnate leaves
  • Height: 30' (estimate)
  • Trunk: single; 8" thick; ringed; pale whitish to light grey; self cleaning
  • Crownshaft: none
  • Spread: 10'-14'
  • Leaf Description: pinnate; moderately plumose with relatively wide leaflets on two different planes not that askew from each other; dark green; 6'-8' long; upright rarely more horizontal than 45 degrees
  • Petiole/Leaf bases: wide; 1' long; dark green to bright green and covered with whitish patina (worn off at ventral midrib); unarmed and un-split- not retained on trunk
  • Reproduction: monoecious
  • Inflorescence: 1' long, upright from within crown; sheltered by grey-brown ovoid bract; moderately branched
  • Fruit: ovoid; 2" long dark green to orange when ripe
Horticultural Characteristics
  • Minimum Temp: 31F
  • Drought Tolerance: low
  • Dry Heat Tolerance: moderate
  • Wind Tolerance: poor to moderate
  • Salt Tolerance: moderate
  • Growth Rate: moderate
  • Soil Preference: adaptable
  • Light Requirement: partial to full sun
  • Human Hazards: none
  • Disease or Horticultural Problems: marginal palm
  • Transplants?: unknown
  • Indoor?: unknown
  • Availability: rare but available through speciality growers in other states


  • Hawaii, University of Hilo

  • University of Hilo

  • Hawaii

  • Hawaii

  • Hawaii

  • Syagrus amara.JPG

  • juvenile in Hawaii

  • juvenile in Huntington Beach, California

  • fruits

  • infructesence in Hawaii

  • seeds

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