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Beccariophoenix madagascariensis
Giant Windowpane Palm, Windowpane Coconut
Origin: Native to eastern Madagascar.
| Family |
| Arecaceae |
| Genus |
| Beccariophoenix |
| Species |
| madagascariensis |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10a - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-1.1) to above 4.5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 30 - 40 |
| Height |
| 2 - 12 m |
| Spread |
| 2 - 10 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A single-stemmed, evergreen palm, up to 12 metres tall topped with a rosette of large leaves that can be 4.5 metres long. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in semi-shade, likes rich well-drained soil with lots of humus. |
| Habitat |
| Found in tropical, subtropical climate regions, and marginally warm temperate zones |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| 2 - 12 m high, 24-35 cm in diameter, internodes 2 - 8 cm, very pale grey or pale brown. |
| Leaf Description |
| Pinnate, 4-5 m long, with about 130 pairs of linear-lanceolate leaflets regularly arranged along the rachis, long in the median part up to about 170 cm and 4-5 cm broad, of a bright green colour. The foliar base is with fibrous margins, up to about 1,5 m long that wraps the stem only partially. |
| Flower Description |
| The inflorescences borne on 1 m long robust peduncle. |
| Fruit Description |
| Ovoidal fruit with pointed apex, about 3.5 cm long and 2.5 cm in diameter, of a dark purple colour, containing only one ellipsoidal seed, about 2.4 cm long and 2 cm in diameter. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| By seed. |
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