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Attalea amygdalina

Attalea amygdalina
Photo: P.J.F. Turpin, Public domain

Attalea amygdalina is a palm species native to western Colombia, grown mainly where it occurs naturally in wet tropical lowlands. It is rarely cultivated outside its native range, so it is a specialist palm for warm, humid tropical gardens.

Family
Arecaceae (Palm family)
Grows as
Palm
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then keep the soil moist but not waterlogged.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil or a rich loam-based mix.
Temperature
22–34 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. Colombia
Climate
wet tropical

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Attalea amygdalina is a species of palm endemic to Colombia.

Other Attalea plants

Yagua Palm · Cohune Palm · Attalea colenda · Carossier palm · Attalea dubia · Bahia piassaba palm · Attalea huebneri · Maripa Palm · Attalea oleifera · Attalea osmantha · Urucuri Palm · Attalea princeps

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Attalea amygdalina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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