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Basselinia humboldtiana

Basselinia humboldtiana is a palm tree native only to New Caledonia, a wet tropical island. It is a rare species and not a common garden plant, so growing it means matching its humid tropical conditions.

Family
Arecaceae (Palm family)
Grows as
Tree, Palm
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during growth and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Rich, well-drained, organic-rich potting mix or garden soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
EC. New Caledonia
Climate
wet tropical

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Basselinia humboldtiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a palm tree found only in New Caledonia.

Other Basselinia plants

Basselinia deplanchei · Basselinia eriostachys · Basselinia favieri · Basselinia glabrata · Basselinia gracilis · Basselinia iterata · Basselinia moorei · Basselinia pancheri · Basselinia porphyrea · Basselinia sordida · Basselinia tomentosa · Basselinia velutina

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Basselinia humboldtiana 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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