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Pinanga tashiroi

Pinanga tashiroi
Photo: Phil Markey, CC BY-SA 3.0

Pinanga tashiroi is a small, critically endangered palm found only on Orchid Island (Lan Yu) off Taiwan, growing up to about 5 m tall with a swollen base. It is rarely grown in cultivation, and its care needs follow those of other tropical Pinanga palms.

Family
Arecaceae (Palm family)
Grows as
Tree, Palm
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and avoid letting it dry out completely.
Soil
Rich, well-draining, slightly acidic potting mix or humus-rich soil.
Temperature
18-30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
Taiwan (Lan Yü)
Climate
subtropical

About

Pinanga tashiroi is a species of palm tree in the family Arecaceae. It is a small tree, up to 5 m (16 ft) tall, swollen at base. It is a critically endangered species.

Where it grows

Pinanga tashiroi is found only on Orchid Island (Lan Yu) off the southeastern coast of Taiwan; it is thus endemic to Taiwan.

Other Pinanga plants

Pinanga andamanensis · Pinanga cattienensis · Pinanga crassipes · Pinanga disticha · Pinanga purpurea · Pinanga sylvestris · Pinanga

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pinanga tashiroi 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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