Verschaffeltia splendida

Hawaii. Photo by BGL, edric.

Verschaffeltia
(ver-shaf-FELT-ee-ah)
splendida (splen-DEED-uh)

New Leaf, Hawaii.

Scientific Classification

Genus:	Verschaffeltia (ver-shaf-FELT-ee-ah)
Species:	splendida (splen-DEED-uh)

Synonyms

None set.

Native Continent

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Morphology

Habit:	Solitary
Leaf type:	Pinnate

Culture

Survivability index

Common names

Seychelles Stilt Palm, Latanier Latte.

Habitat and Distribution

Endemic to the Seychelles. Mountainous Rain Forest.

Description

Culture

Comments and Curiosities

This is a monotypic 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
Hawaii.
Ho'omaluhia, Hawaii.
Ho'omaluhia, Hawaii.
Hawaii..
New Leaf, Hawaii.
Hawaii. Photo by BGL, edric.
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garde, Florida. Photo by Dr. Carl E. Lewis, edric.
National Tropical Botanic Garden, Hawaii. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, edric.
Bogor, Java, Indonesia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, edric.
Mah, Seychelles. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, edric.
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garde, Florida. Photo by Dr. Carl E. Lewis, edric.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey, UK. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, edric.
Hawaiian Tropical Botanical Garden, edric.
Peradeniya botanic garden, Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe, edric.
Peradeniya botanic garden, Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe, edric.
Nephrosperma van-houtteanum on the left and two Verschaffeltia splendida middle and right. Peradeniya botanic garden, Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe, edric.
2010 In Philippe's garden in Doranakanda, Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe, edric.
2010 In Philippe's garden in Doranakanda, Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe, edric.
2010 In Philippe's garden in Doranakanda, Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe, edric.
2010 In Philippe's garden in Doranakanda, Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe, edric.
2010 In Philippe's garden in Doranakanda, Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe, edric.
2010 In Philippe's garden in Doranakanda, Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe, edric.
1/2011 In Philippe's garden in Doranakanda, Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe, edric.
8/2011 In Philippe's garden in Doranakanda, Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe, edric.
8/2011 In Philippe's garden in Doranakanda, Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe, edric.
4/2012 In Philippe's garden in Doranakanda, Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe, edric.
4/2012 In Philippe's garden in Doranakanda, Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe, edric.
12/2012 In Philippe's garden in Doranakanda, Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe, edric.
12/2012 In Philippe's garden in Doranakanda, Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe, edric.
12/2012 In Philippe's garden in Doranakanda, Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe, edric.
In Brief Garden, Bentota, Sri Lanka. Photo by Philippe, edric.
Saint Denis, La Réunion Island. "Photo by Olivier Reilhes", edric.
Saint Denis, La Réunion Island. "Photo by Olivier Reilhes", edric.
Medellin, Columbia. (1,500 Mts. or 5,000 feet above see level), Photo by Jeff Anderson, edric.
Disney's Animal Kingdom, orlando, FL. Photo by Eric S., Botonist, H.P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, FL., edric.
Miami, FL. Photo by Kyle Wicomb, edric.