Hydriastele microcarpa

Hydriastele microcarpa

An elegant, slender, solitary palm to about 8 m (27 ft.) tall with long, spreading leaves and somewhat clustered, broad leaflets. Native to the Moluccas group of islands in Indonesia, it is best suited to a humid, tropical climate.

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Seeds from this species ...

...easy to germinate and need up to 3 months to sprout.
Seeds were ordered from Rarepalmseeds. Upon arrival, I placed the ten in warm tap water and soaked for five days with daily water changes. After soaking, the seeds were placed directly into a plastic zip-lock bag with moist sphagnum moss with no other pretreatments. The seeds were left in front of a south facing window for heat. Five of the ten seeds germinated in all, would most likely have been more had I not allowed the sphagnum to dry out at one point. First seed germinated in about 6 weeks, with the last germinating (after the dry out and rehydration) in about two months. Seems to have a fairly long period of viability for such a little seed. Four of the five seedlings have died after being kept inside during the winter, apparently from damping off.
Submitted on 10/03/2003 by Jason C. Skelly Skellsbells@aol.com


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If you wish to read more on palm cultivation, we highly recommend Ornamental Palm Horticulture by Timothy K. Broschat and Alan W. Meerow, available in our bookshop.

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We recommend:

Martius, Book of Palms
by H. Walter Lack

Hardcover - 450 pages
19.8 x 13.5 inches!
11.1 pounds!
50 x 34 cm, 5 kg

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Suitable for: all

Martius's magnificent work on the varieties of palm tree. This epic folio was based on Martius's expedition to Brazil and Peru with zoologist Johann Baptist von Spix. From 1817 to 1820 the pair travelled over 2,250 km (1,400 miles) throughout the Amazon Basin, the most species-rich palm region in the world, collecting and sketching specimens.
In his epic work, Martius outlined the modern classification of palm, produced the first maps of palm biogeography, described all the palms of Brazil, and collated the sum of all known genera of the palm family. For apart from his own collection of specimens and notes, Martius also wrote about the findings of others.
Martius's folio is unusual in its inclusion of cross-sectioned diagrams, conveying the architecture of these mighty trees. Equally remarkable are the color landscapes showing various palms—often standing alone—which have a simple and elegant beauty. This famous work is an unrivaled landmark in botanic illustration and taxonomy.

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