About Calappa Palm
Actinorhytis is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in Oceania and southeast Asia. The lone species, Actinorhytis calapparia (commonly known as calappa palm) is a rain forest inhabitant and has very large fruit. The genus name is from two Greek words meaning 'ray' and 'fold' which describe the endosperm of the seed.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Actinorhytis calapparia
- Genus
- Actinorhytis
- Family
- ARECACEAE
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Habitat
- Planted
- Native to
- New Guinea and Solomon Islands
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Arecaceae
Palm family
Calappa Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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