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Clinosperma bracteale is a solitary-trunked palm from New Caledonia, reaching about 15 m tall on a slim 10 cm trunk. It is a rainforest species best suited to warm, humid conditions with some shade when young.
Clinosperma bracteale is a species of palm tree in the palm family
The genus is named for two Greek words meaning 'slanted' and 'seed', and the species epithet comes from Latin and translates to 'with bracts', describing the inflorescence.
The tree is endemic to the Island of New Caledonia, in the Melanesia bioregion of the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Clinosperma lanuginosa · Clinosperma macrocarpa · Clinosperma
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Clinosperma bractealis 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.
