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Borassodendron machadonis
Cangkai, Changkai, Machado's Palm
Origin: Malaysia and Thailand. It is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011).
| Family |
| Arecaceae |
| Genus |
| Borassodendron |
| Species |
| machadonis |
| Category |
| Tropicals, Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| Synonyms |
| Borassus machadonis |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| above 4.5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| above 40 |
| Height |
| 15 m |
| Spread |
| 6 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A fan palm with a solitary trunk and a thick crown of large green palmate fronds with the ability to produce purplish-green to brown ripen fruits. |
| Cultivation |
| For best appearance, it requires high levels of moisture and consistently high humidity. Tolerates a wide range of soils but prefers those high in organic material. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| Tropical rainforest areas with high rainfall, sometimes on limestone hills. Lowland rainforest at elevations up to 500 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Stem, solitary, usually covered in crisscrossing leaf bases; crown shaft absent. |
| Leaf Description |
| Palmately compound, with very deeply split, dark green, glossy leaves. The petioles have extremely sharp edges, which will cause lacerations to the skin if one is careless. |
| Flower Description |
| Inflorescences creamy-white, stout, pendent and rope-like with small inconspicuous flowers on male plant, spike-like with much larger flowers on female plant. |
| Fruit Description |
| Ovoid with a flat end, 10 - 12 cm in diameter, purplish-green to brown when ripe. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Royal Park Rajapruek, Mae Hia, Thailand. |
| Propagation |
| Pre-soak seed for 24 hours in warm water and sow in containers. |
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