Chambeyronia macrocarpa is a slender palm native to New Caledonia, grown for its striking red new leaves. It needs warm, humid, frost-free conditions and bright light to thrive.
Family
Arecaceae (Palm family)
Grows as
Tree, Palm
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Rich, well-draining potting mix or loamy garden soil with organic matter.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
New Caledonia
Climate
wet tropical
About
Chambeyronia macrocarpa is a species of palm tree commonly known as the red leaf palm. It is sometimes called the flamethrower palm. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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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.