Propagation
Sow ripe seeds in a well-drained media and maintain a temperature of 19ş to 27ş C. (66ş to 81ş F). Germination takes up to 3 months.


Botanic information
Leaf: The arching grey green costapalmate fronds have stiff spreading segments that tend to droop at the tips and are accompanied with a few cotton-like threads. The petiole is short and spreading at the base and persist on the trunk.

Flower: The small creamy-white cyathiform flowers are bisexual with 3-fused sepals and 3-fused petals. They are arranged in a large panicle that appears in the leaf bases during early summer.

Fruit: The spherical drupe has a thin dry mesocarp and contains a thin black seed.