As recorded for Black Palm
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range does not include India Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: NE. Queensland. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
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How to identify Black Palm
Identify Black Palm by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a palm habit.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Whorled.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (feather-shaped fronds).
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Panicle.
- Confirm it sits within the Arecaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Black Palm.
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
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
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.
Arecaceae
Palm family
Black Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
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