Buccaneer palm
(Ptychococcus lepidotus)
Description
They are monocaul palm trees that reach only a few meters in height, with a remarkable gray and tomentose capital , the wedge-shaped leaflets have the apex truncated and irregularly dentate or premorse. The flowers are green, and the ripe fruits are red up to 5 cm.
Taxonomic tree:
Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Arecales
Family:Arecaceae
Genus:Ptychococcus
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