Arecaceae · Normanbya

Black Palm

Normanbya normanbyi

Palmoutdoor
Habit
Palm
Native to
Australia, Northern Queensland

Plant Details

Scientific name
Normanbya normanbyi
Genus
Normanbya
Family
Arecaceae
Habit
Palm
Native to
Australia, Northern Queensland
Conservation status
Vulnerable (VU)

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

Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Parallel venation leaf character
Venation
Parallel

Characters marked “recorded” are for Black Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
GreenrecordedGreen or greenishThey 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
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.

Illustration representing the Arecaceae family
Botanical family

Arecaceae

Palm family

Black Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.

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