Plant Profile Sheet/ Recognise Plants

Family: Arecaceae (the Palms)

Botanical Name: Archontophoenix cunninghamiana

Common Name/s: Bangalow Palm, Picabeen Palm Number of species: 2spp Aust Tree or shrub etc Evergreen or Deciduous etc Dimensions at Maturity Growth Habit Country of origin: Endemic to Australia; Mackay to Batemans Bay Palm Solitary,unarmed Evergreen Height x Width 15 x 5 Drawing/Photo

Shape

Upright with crown of leaves Shape Arrangement Margin Colour /Other Green under with small brown scales

Type

Leaves

Perfume Nil, Flowers

Shape Male staminate and Female flowers

inflorescence Panicle

Season/months

Colour/Other Lilac to pink,panicle to .5 mtr, branched

Other: Palm Cabbage tasty and was highly sought by Aboriginals; good regeneration plant for gullies Culture Uses Climate and Aspect Soils Maintenance Propagation Moist river banks, Palm gardens, Gullies, Shaded areas, Group Plantings, Regeneration Protect from sun until 1 mtr. high, prefers part shade but likes light,

Fruit

Bright red ovoid waxy berry with one seed; clean fruit to germinate; Dec to Mar.

Moist and Rich Remove flower panicle before seed set, clean dropped and dead fronds, remove dropped seed from a round base Clean fruit from seed, fresh seed to germination approx 3 mths