Calyptrocalyx micholitzii

Description

A very attractive, solitary palm that only gets to about 60cm to 1 metre high. The canelike stem has a few small, undivided leaves that are maroon when young and are often attractively mottled. calyptrocalyx only growing to 1 metre tall, dark maroon with a slight marbling through stem, this species also comes from around 1000 metres altitude and is quite cold tolerant. Editing by edric.