Bottle Palm

Hypophorbe lagenicaulis

Biological Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Spermatophyta
Sub-Division: Angiospermae
Class: Monocotyledonae
Sub-Class: --
Series: Calycinae
Order: --
Family: Arecaceae
Sub-Family: --
Genus: Hypophorbe
Species: lagenicaulis

Advantages

It is commonly cultivated as an ornamental palm in gardens and along roadsides.

Interesting Facts

It is also called as "Champion Palm" or "Champagne Palm" as its swollen base resembles Champagne Bottle.

Description

  • The leaves are linear-shaped, large, with smooth, greyish-white and swollen trunk.
  • The flowering season is generally all the year round.
  • Hypophorbe lagenicaulis (L. H. Bailey) H. E. Moore.