Aiphanes lindeniana

Common names

Curiosities

Origin

Mountains of Colombia.

Habitat

Rainforests in the Columbian mountains.

Morphology

A palm with many spines in the trunk, the leaves and the inflorescences. It has pinnate leaves and no crownshaft. Usually a clumping palm, but can also have a single trunk. The small fruits are red or orange, and glabrous.

Climate

Germination

Growing

Needs a warm, sheltered, and moist position.