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Clinostigma warburgii

Clinostigma warburgii
Photo: Shelomi Doyle, CC BY 4.0

Clinostigma warburgii, known as niu vao, is a tall, slender palm native only to the island of Upolu in Samoa. It grows best in a warm, humid, frost-free tropical climate with rich, moist soil.

Family
Arecaceae (Palm family)
Grows as
Tree, Palm
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season and reduce watering slightly in cooler months.
Soil
Rich, well-drained, moist loam or potting mix with organic matter.
Temperature
20–32 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Samoa ('Upolu)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Clinostigma warburgii, also known as niu vao, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Arecaceae. It is a palm tree that is endemic to the Pacific island country of Samoa, specifically the island of Upolu.

Other Clinostigma plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Clinostigma warburgii 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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