Flora of North America species comparison

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Ptychosperma macarthurii

Macarthur palm
Stems

clustereding.
2n

= 32.

Ptychosperma macarthurii
Phenology Flowering spring-- through summer.
Habitat Moist organic soil over limestone in mesic hammocks and disturbed wooded areas
Elevation 0–10 m [0–30 ft]
Distribution
from FNA
FL; n Australia; Pacific Islands; native; to s New Guinea; and n Australia [Introduced in North America]
[BONAP county map]
Parent taxa Arecaceae > subfam. Arecoideae > tribe Areceae > subtribe Ptychospermatinae > Ptychosperma
Sibling taxa
P. elegans
Synonyms Kentia macarthurii, Actinophloeus macarthurii
Name authority (H. Wendland ex J. G. Veitchanonymous) G. Nicholson: The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening. 3: 248. (1886)
Source FNA vol. 22, p. 118. Treatment author: Scott Zona.
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