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 Ptychosperma elegans (R.Br.)Blume

Synonym	:	Actinophloeus capitis-yorki (H.Wendl. &Drude) Burret
Family	:	Arecaceae
Local name	:	English- solitaire palm
Flowering and fruitng	:	June – August
Distribution	:	Australia
Distribution in kerala	:	coastal rainforests
Uses	:	A beautiful ornamental palm for garden decoration. This can be grown in the palm grooves or as pot grown plant for interior decoration.
Key botanical characters: It is a single-stemmed, evergreen palm tree growing up to 15 metres tall. The slender, unbranched stem is topped by a crown of leaves that can each be up to 2.5 metres long.The tree is harvested from the wild for its apical bud, which is eaten locally. It is widely grown as an ornamental.