Family: Arecaceae / Palmae
Genus: Latania
Species: lontaroides

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000038
Common name: Red Latan Palm
English name: Red Latan Palm
Arabic name: لاتانيا حمراء
Native: Endemic to Reunion
Country: Réunion

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Plant growth regulators (PGR): Rare

Solitary palm, dioecious palm, up to 12 m tall, mature trunk gray, smooth and slightly swollen at the base leaves fan-shaped (costapalmate) about 1-1.5 m long,  with red petiole the first years inflorescence coming from the leaves, small and yellow in color fruits oval shaped, brownish green and fleshy.

Ornamental Palm.

Latania borbonica Lam.

Texture: Sandy loam

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Fertility: Intermediate

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Drainage: Well drained

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Water Sources: Moderate Water

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Climates: Subtropics

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Lights: Full sun

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Propagation: Seeds

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Flowering time: Summer

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zone: 10a : 11

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pH: 6.5 to 8.0

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Status: Cultivated

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Life span: Perennial

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Habits: Palm

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Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated

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Collecting Sources: Botanical garden

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Uses of plant: Ornamental

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Plant Populations density: Cultivated

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Vegetation types: Cultivation

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