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| Red Latan Palm |
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Triangle palm atania lontaroides (Arecaceae)
/Alternative Botanical Names:
Latania borbonica/ Latania commersonii/ Latania rubra |
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Arecaceae / Palmae |
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Red Latan Palm
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The Mascarene Island of Reunion. |
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A medium to large fan palm, in which the petioles, and leaves have a very distinctive red colouration
Habitat:
Cliffs and coastal ravines.
Culture:
Sunny, moist, but well drained position.
Red Latan Palms have stiff fan shaped leaves, giving them a unique appearance, and they make excellent pot plants when young. They are easy and satisfying to grow, not fussy and will flourish in a wide range of frost-free, warmer climates. The three species of Latania are easily distinguishable especially when young by the colour of the leafstalks for which they are named: red, blue, and yellow. Latania lontaroides has spectacular reddish leaves and red leafstalks when young.
The Red Latan Palm is an endangered species with only a few surviving individuals on Reunion Island. |
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Red latan palm / Latania rubra
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| Red latan palm / Latania rubra |
Red latan palm / Latania rubra |
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