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Schippia

Schippia
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0

Schippia is a genus with a single species, Schippia concolor (mountain or silver pimento), a medium-sized single-stemmed fan palm native to Belize and Guatemala. It is rarely grown outside its native range and is threatened by habitat loss.

Family
Arecaceae (Palm family)
Grows as
Palm
Light
Part shade
Water
Water regularly during the growing season and let the top layer of soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile potting mix or loam.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Schippia concolor, the mountain pimento or silver pimento, is a medium-sized palm species that is native to Belize and Guatemala. Named for its discoverer, Australian botanist William A. Schipp, the species is threatened by habitat loss. It is the sole species in the genus Schippia.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Schippia 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.

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