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 - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 09-12-2017
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Arecales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Arecaceae
- SubFamily: Coryphoideae
- Tribe: Trachycarpeae
- SubTribe: Rhapidinae
References (internal):
- Plants used in EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
- Plants used in EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / Myanmar
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 26 February 2015.
- Plants For A Future Website
data regenerated on Tue, 19 Sep 2017 14:15:31 -0400
Images:
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Click on thumbnails to enlargeCurrent Accessions in the Arecaceae
Subfamily Arecoideae
Tribe Areceae
- Arecinae: Pinanga coronata
- Cyrtostachydinae: Cyrtostachys renda
- Ptychospermatinae: Ptychosperma macarthurii
Subfamily Ceroxyloideae
Tribe Hyophorbeae
Subfamily Coryphoideae
Tribe Corypheae
- Sabalinae: Sabal minor W/C
- Sabalinae: Sabal palmetto
Subfamily Coryphoideae
Tribe Phoeniceae
Subfamily Coryphoideae
Tribe Trachycarpeae
- Rhapidinae: Chamaerops humilis
- Rhapidinae: Trachycarpus fortunei
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