Latania > Latania lontaroides > Latania lontaroides
Latania lontaroides
Red Lantan Palm
Origin: Mascarene, Reunion.
| Family |
| Arecaceae |
| Genus |
| Latania |
| Species |
| lontaroides |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10 - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season preotection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c - H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 10 - (-5) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 28 |
| Height |
| 12 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Ornamental use. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Well-drained and moist soil. |
| Shape |
| Upright. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Cliffs and canyons along the coast. |
| Leaf Description |
| The leaves are fan-shaped with veins that are finely toothed. The leaves are stiff and worn by a petiole that is 1 - 1.5 m long. |
| Flower Description |
| Small flowers that appear in clusters of 2 m long between the leaves. |
| Fruit Description |
| The fruit is 4 -5 cm wide, spherical, fleshy, 2 - 3 cm long and contains a single seed. The seed is pointed at one end and flattened at the other. |
| Colour Description |
| The leaves are red with red petiole and later green. The flowers are yellow. The fruit is brownish-green. |
| Propagation |
| Seed. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| The flesh of the fruit is edible but very bland tasting. |
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