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...easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
Seed was given to me by a friend in Tropical Queensland, Australia. They arrived fresh and I removed the outer flesh and gave them a quick rinse to remove pieces of flesh that might possibly cause fungus problems during germination.Seed was planted in a 15cm deep pot, 5cm under the surface of a good quality organic potting mix. In retrospect, I should have used a deeper pot as this species sends down a long tap root. After 1-2 months the radicle had started to emerge. Another 1-2 months and it was sending up a shoot. Almost 9 months after germination it has leaves.A beautiful looking palm species that may also have been used as a Betel Nut subsitute in the Solomon Islands.
Submitted on 08/04/2005 by Darren Williams herbalistics@gmail.com

...very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
I ordered 10 seeds, 6 of them were already germinated upon arrival (the seeds are huge, roughly the size of Wodyetia, perhaps a bit larger). 1 seed rotted, and 1 germinated later in a 1 gallon nursery pot in the heat of a Central Florida summer (hot). 1 Seed never germinated. Of the 8 that germinated, 3 died, the other 5 are growing strong. First leaf is bifid, as are the next several. Leaves seem to gradually become pinnate, and each new leaf and petiole are considerably larger/longer than the previous. Initially the seedlings seem to prefer deep shade, and the leaves easily become pale to yellow.
Submitted on 22/02/2005 by Jason Skelly skellsbells@aol.com

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