Family: Arecaceae    Palm Tree

Common Name: Window Palm

Scientific Synonymy:
Malortiea gracilis

Cold Hardiness Zone: 10b     View the UK and US zone maps

Reinhardtia gracilis var. gracilis Information

Identification

A small clumping palm, with thin canes about 1.5m tall, with irregularly pinnate leaves that have small holes, or windows in them at the base of the leaves.

General Information

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,228 meters (0 to 7,310 feet) from Mexico through to Central America. Requires shade, and can be grown as a house plant.

Distribution

Distribution information currently being revised.