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Ptychosperma macarthurii
Cluster Palm, Macarthur Palm, Hurricane Palm
| Family |
| Arecaceae |
| Genus |
| Ptychosperma |
| Species |
| macarthurii |
| Category |
| Tropicals, Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10a-11 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -2 to above 5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 30 to 40 |
| Height |
| 9 m |
| Spread |
| 3-9 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Suitable in parks and gardens as an ornamental specimen or grown en masse, along sidewalks, road dividers, highways and byways. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| North-East Australia and New Guinea. |
| Leaf Description |
| Coloured medium to dark green, the pinnae or leaflets are linear-shaped and up to 30 cm long, with jagged tips or seemingly torn ends. |
| Flower Description |
| Emerging year round at the base of the crown shaft are clusters of branched flowering stalks, 60 cm long, bearing inconspicuous off-white or whitish-green flowers |
| Fruit Description |
| Green fruits ripen to a brilliant red tone, almost roundish-shaped and about 1.3 cm long. Easily identified by its bright red fruit. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by seed or by division of suckers. |
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