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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, Florida. Photo by Dr. Scott Zona, edric.

Cryosophila (krih-os-oh-FILL-ah) kalbreyeri (kal-bray-ER-ee)
Quinido Botanical Gardens, near Armenia, Colombia. Photo by Stephen Villiers, edric.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Cryosophila (krih-os-oh-FILL-ah) Species: kalbreyeri (kal-bray-ER-ee)
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
America
Morphology
Habit: Clustering Leaf type: Costapalmate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
Palmicha (Columbia). Barbasco Palm.

Habitat and Distribution

Colombia, and Panamá. native to rainforest in southern Panama and northwestern Colombia between 300 and 1200 m (1000 and 3900 ft.).

Description

Its very slender trunk can reach 5 m (16 ft.) tall, but usually stays smaller. The circular, fan-shaped leaves are pale glossy green above, and silvery white below.

Culture

Tropical or warm temperate climates, species is rather slow growing.

Comments and Curiosities

Etymology: The plant is named after the Victorian plant collector, Guillermo Kalbreyer.

External Links

• Glossary of Palm Terms
• MODERN BOTANICAL LATIN
• "Just To Be Clear"

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.

Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.