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Ptychosperma macarthurii
Also called Macarthur Feather Palm, Cluster Palm, Hurricane Palm
In Singapore: MacArthur Palm, Hurricane Palm, Macarthur Feather Palm, Cluster Palm (Grown in Singapore)
A clumping feather palm native to northern Queensland, the Northern Territory and New Guinea, widely grown as a houseplant and in warm gardens. It needs warmth, humidity and bright light, and it is one of the more adaptable palms for indoor use.
Ptychosperma macarthurii, commonly known as the Macarthur palm, is a species of tree in the palm family Arecaceae. Its native range is northern Cape York Peninsula in Queensland with a number of disjunct populations in the Northern Territory in Australia and in New Guinea. The species has been widely planted in tropical areas and is commonly grown as an indoor plant.
Distribution of this species is mainly clustered in northern Cape York Peninsula, from around Silver Plains (north of Princess Charlotte Bay), north to the top of the peninsula, some Torres Strait Islands and into southern New Guinea.
[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]
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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.
