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Macarthur Palm
Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Palms

Macarthur Palm

Ptychosperma macarthurii (H.Wendl. ex H.J.Veitch) H.Wendl. ex Hook.f.

Names

EnglishMacarthur Palm
Dutch—
SpanishPalmera australiana oasis
Chinese青棕
Sranan Tongopalmbon (general name for the group)
Scientific namePtychosperma macarthurii (H.Wendl. ex H.J.Veitch) H.Wendl. ex Hook.f.

About this species

Ptychosperma macarthurii, commonly known as the Macarthur palm, is a species of tree in the palm family Arecaceae. Its native range is northern Cape York Peninsula in Queensland with a number of disjunct populations in the Northern Territory in Australia and in New Guinea. The species has been widely planted in tropical areas and is commonly grown as an indoor plant.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderArecales
FamilyArecaceae
GenusPtychosperma

In Suriname

2Records in Suriname
1963First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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