Stats

Lifespan

50-100 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Subtropical forest

Range

Lord Howe Island

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Armor

Status

Vulnerable

About

This palm grows slowly on the isolated slopes of Lord Howe Island. Its massive fronds can reach three meters in length as it stretches toward the sky.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Arecales

Family

Arecaceae

Genus

Howea

Species

Howea forsteriana