Stats

Lifespan

10-40 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Madagascar

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Status

Near Threatened

About

This palm grows in the tropical forests of Madagascar and across many islands. Its fronds arch outward like butterfly wings to catch sunlight in the canopy.

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

Chrysalidocarpus

Species

Chrysalidocarpus lutescens