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Copernicia baileyana
In Singapore: Yarey, Yarey Hembra, Yareyon, Bailey Palm, Yarey Palm, Giant Yarey Palm, Cuban Wax Palm, Carnauba Wax Palm, Bailey’s Copernicia (Cultivated in Singapore)
Bailey palm is a tall Cuban fan palm, usually reaching 10 to 20 metres, with a sturdy trunk and black fruit. It is grown mainly as a landscape palm in warm, frost-free climates and needs full sun and room to grow.
Copernicia baileyana is a species of flowering plant in the palm family Arecaceae. It is sometimes referred to by the common name yarey and it is endemic to eastern and central Cuba. Like other members of this genus, C. baileyana is a fan palm. Trees are 10 to 20 metres tall with stems 40 (to 60) centimetres in diameter and are sometimes swollen. The fruit is black, 1.8 to 2.3 centimetres long and 1.8 to 2 cm in diameter.
The leaves are used for weaving hats, baskets and other items. They are also used for thatch.
[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]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Copernicia baileyana 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.
