Latania loddigesii
COMMON NAME | Blue Latan Palm |
TYPE | Palm |
FAMILY | Arecaceae |
NOTES | A
single-trunked palm, eventually 20 to 35 feet tall with a 15-foot spread with
large, very thick and stiff leaves, up to eight feet in diameter. The surface of each leaf is covered with a
whitish, waxy or wooly down, providing a silvery appearance to the palm. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Endemic to Mauritius |
NATIVE
HABITAT | A
palm of coastal savanna. |
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