Burretiokentia dumasii

Description

Solitary, under story palm, 8-15m. tall. Flower: Emerges from beneath crownshaft. Leaf detail: Pinnately compound, large fronds, close, diametrically opposed pinnae. Very rare in cultivation, trunk filled with prominent leaf scars, and close together, suddenly flared at the base, revealing a ring of rather short stilt roots. an average of ten leaves or so at maturity, spread out to make a dark green fresh appearance, from 1.5 to 2.5 m. long petiole covered with a short tomentum grayish brown flush, leaf sheath 30-50 cm. long, flared early on, covered with a tomentum ras, first whitish then grayish. Phenology (flower): Inflorescences, 1-2, short and sturdy, erect at first then horizontal and somewhat expanded, covered with a thick whitish tomentum. (From the French) Editing by edric.