Genus: Ptychosperma
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Eleven species cultivated.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Ptychosperma caryotoides
Native to New Guinea. |
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Ptychosperma elegans (Solitaire
palm)
Native to Australia. |
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Ptychosperma gracile (Kiskis)
Native to New Guinea. |
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Ptychosperma lineare
Native to New Guinea. |
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Ptychosperma macarthurii
(Hurricane palm)
Native from Australia to New Guinea. |
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Ptychosperma microcarpum (Paiva)
Native to New Guinea. |
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Ptychosperma nicolai |
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Ptychosperma propinquum
Native to Indonesia. |
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Ptychosperma salomonense
(Solomon Island palm)
Native to Solomon Island. |
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Ptychosperma sanderianum
Native to New Guinea. |
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Ptychosperma schefferi (Tanai)
Native to New Guinea. |
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