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Arecaceae
Lepidocaryum tenue
Lepidocaryum tenue
Also known as Mauritia tenuis
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Amazonian Palm · Tropical Palm · Understory Palm · Rainforest Plant · Rare Palm · South American · Collector Plant · Humid · Greenhouse · Exotic
Lepidocaryum tenue is a rare Amazonian understory palm that demands warm, humid conditions and bright indirect or dappled light similar to its rainforest habitat. Keep the soil consistently moist and maintain high ambient humidity; it will not tolerate drought or temperatures below 60°F. Best suited to experienced tropical plant collectors or greenhouse cultivation.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water generously to keep soil consistently moist, reflecting humid rainforest conditions · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Brazil North, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela
Sources: trefle
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