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Accession Data:

Trachycarpus fortunei (Hook.) H. Wendl.

  • Common Name: Windmill Palm
  • Family: Arecaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: SC. China to N. Myanmar
  • Habitat: Mountainous regions, often snow covered in winter

  • Description: [syn. Trachycarpus excelsus]

  • Culture: This species prefers cooler, temperate conditions and will suffer in constant warm locations.
  • USDA Zone: 7b-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199600018
  • Source: Chiltern Seeds
  • Accession Date: 09-05-1996
  • Bench: 1209 - AUS:Ground Bed 1 SE
    • Currently: active - marginal
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-27-2021

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Arecales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Arecaceae
  • SubFamily: Coryphoideae
  • Tribe: Trachycarpeae
  • SubTribe: Rhapidinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2021

References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / Myanmar

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 26 February 2015.
  3. Plants For A Future Website

data regenerated on Fri, 21 May 2021 08:28:14 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Subfamily Arecoideae
Tribe Areceae

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  • Cyrtostachydinae: Cyrtostachys renda
  • Ptychospermatinae: Ptychosperma macarthurii

Subfamily Arecoideae
Tribe Euterpeae

  • Euterpe edulis

Subfamily Ceroxyloideae
Tribe Ceroxyleae

  • Ravenea rivularis

Subfamily Ceroxyloideae
Tribe Hyophorbeae

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  • Chamaedorea metallica

Subfamily Coryphoideae
Tribe Corypheae

  • Sabalinae: Sabal minor W/C
  • Sabalinae: Sabal palmetto

Subfamily Coryphoideae
Tribe Phoeniceae

  • Phoenix dactylifera

Subfamily Coryphoideae
Tribe Trachycarpeae

  • Rhapidinae: Chamaerops humilis
  • Rhapidinae: Trachycarpus fortunei
W/C = Wild Collected
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