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Clinostigma savaiiense

Clinostigma savaiiense is a rare, Critically Endangered palm endemic to the high montane forests of Savai'i in Samoa, grown mainly as a conservation collection plant. It needs warm, humid, shaded conditions similar to its native cloud forest.

Family
Arecaceae (Palm family)
Grows as
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-drained, humus-rich potting mix or forest-floor type soil.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
Samoa (Savai'i)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Clinostigma savaiiense, is a species of flowering plant in the palm family (Arecaceae). It is endemic to Samoa, where it is found on high montane forests. It is Critically Endangered and is currently conserved at the Vailima Botanical Gardens, along with many other endangered endemic plants.

Other Clinostigma plants

Clinostigma exorrhizum · Clinostigma haerestigma · Clinostigma harlandii · Samoan palm · Arrack Tree · Clinostigma warburgii · Clinostigma

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Clinostigma savaiiense 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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