Allagoptera arenaria
COMMON NAME | Seashore Palm, Coast Palm |
TYPE | Palm |
FAMILY | Arecaceae |
NOTES | Plumose-leaved,
short-stemmed branching subterranean trunk, giving it the appearance of a
clustering palm. It grows in coastal
strand, just above the high tide mark, and is widely cultivated as an
ornamental throughout South America. The seashore palm is small in size,
reaching about 6 feet (1.8 m) tall. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Endemic to the Atlantic Coast of
Brazil |
NATIVE HABITAT | Lives naturally in
sandy soil, sometimes salty, sandy soil, along the coast of southern Brazil. |
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