✿Arecaceae · Normanbya
Black Palm
Normanbya normanbyi
Palmoutdoor
- Habit
- Palm
- Native to
- Australia, Northern Queensland
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- WhorledrecordedThree or more leaves arise from the same point around the stem.“The fronds have 75–95 whorled pinnae (leaflets) up to 45 cm (18 in) in length, each of which are divided longitudinally into 7–11 radiating segments, giving the fronds the bushy ap” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (feather-shaped fronds)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Black Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish“They are around 90 cm (35 in) long and the sessile (stemless) green flowers are grouped in threes, each with one pistillate (functionally female) and two staminate (functionally ma” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“The inflorescence (grouping of flowers) is a panicle and is borne on the trunk just below the crownshaft.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Black Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Black Palm
A member of the Arecaceae family, Black Palm (Normanbya normanbyi) is a palm. It is native to Australia, Northern Queensland.

Botanical family
Arecaceae
Palm family
Black Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
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