Howea belmoreana (Curly Palm)

Howea belmoreana growing in cultivation at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

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Howea belmoreana Curly Palm Lord Howe Island

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Howea belmoreana growing in cultivation at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

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CURLY PALM FACTS

distribution map showing range of Howea belmoreana in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License

Common Name
Curly Palm

Other Names
Sentry palm

Description
The Curly Palm is an elegant palm with greyish ringed trunk, growing to about ten metres in height. It has a crown of arching pinnate fronds with dark green leaflets which are somewhat angled. The palm has no crownshaft. It is similar in appearance to Howea forsteriana (The Kentia Palm). The flowers are produced on long linear hanging spikes. The fruit are oval and grow along the length of the flower spike after flowering. It grows well in cooler parts of the subtropics and warm temperate areas. It is not as commonly grown in cultivation as H. forsteriana and is somewhat smaller and slower growing.

Habitat
forested mountain slopes

Distribution
Howea belmoreana is found only on Lord Howe Island

Growth Characteristics
Height: 8m
Spread: fronds to 3m

Classification

Class:	Liliopsida
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Howea
Species:	belmoreana
Common Name:	Curly Palm

Relatives in same Genus
Howea forsteriana