Bismarckia nobilis
(Bismarckia Palm)
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FAMILY |
Arecaceae |
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Species |
Bismarckia nobilis |
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Common name |
Bismarckia Palm |
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Fruit colour; life form |
Brown; palm |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
A very distinctive species from Madagascar has a stout trunk and large blue-green palmate leaves. The stems are armed with small sharp teeth. Plants are either male or female. Fruit is broadly ellipsoidal, brown to 3 cm long.