Chambeyronia macrocarpa

Chambeyronia macrocarpa is a species of palm tree commonly known as the red leaf palm. It is sometimes called the flamethrower palm. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.[1][2]

  • Young plant in Florida
  • "Watermelon" colored crownshaft and trunk with distinct leaf scar rings
  • Colored new foliage
  • Unripe Fruit

Red leaf palm
Chambeyronia macrocarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Chambeyronia
Species:
C. macrocarpa
Binomial name
Chambeyronia macrocarpa
Synonyms[1]
  • Kentiopsis macrocarpa Brongn.
  • Cyphokentia macrocarpa (Brongn.) auct.
  • Kentia macrocarpa Vieill. ex Brongn.
  • Kentia rubricaulis Linden ex Salomon
  • Kentia lindenii Linden ex André
  • Kentia lucianii Linden ex Rodigas
  • Kentiopsis lucianii (Linden ex Rodigas) Rodigas
  • Chambeyronia hookeri Becc.

References
  1. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.


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