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Arrack Tree

Clinostigma savoryanum

Also called Cabbage Palm

Arrack Tree
Photo: 岸本年郎, CC BY 4.0

Clinostigma savoryanum is a slender, single-trunked palm from the Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands of Japan, grown mainly in warm, humid frost-free climates. It needs bright conditions, steady moisture and warmth to thrive.

Family
Arecaceae (Palm family)
Grows as
Tree, Palm
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and water less in cooler months; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Rich, well-draining moist loam or a peat-based potting mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Ogasawara-shotō
Climate
wet tropical

About

Clinostigma savoryanum, also known as the Pacific beauty palm and arrack tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to the Bonin Islands of Japan. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Clinostigma plants

Clinostigma exorrhizum · Clinostigma haerestigma · Clinostigma harlandii · Samoan palm · Clinostigma savaiiense · Clinostigma warburgii · Clinostigma

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Clinostigma savoryanum 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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