Coccothrinax spissa

Coccothrinax spissa
[ Palmae ] [ Dominican Republic ]

This unique palm comes from the Caribbean island of Hispaniola and has a very unusual, stout trunk that is usually massively swollen in the middle. It bears purple fruits and robust, fan-shaped, green leaves with silvery undersides. It is best suited to tropical climates and will be alright in warm temperate areas where it receives heat in summer and little or no frost in winter.

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	Habitat zone 12 = Winter minimum temperature above 10C (above 50F) Savanna Grassland Dry tropical forests More Details ... Monoecious ( Plant bearing both male and female flowers ) Solitary ( single-stemmed ) Pinnate Leaves ( Feather-like ) Resitant to salty sea air Drought-Tolerant

Cultivation
Substrate	Temperature during winter	Lighting	Watering during automn-winter	Watering during hot season	Fertilizer during growth	Pruning	Repotting
1 gravel + 1 soil + 1 humus	Indoor during winter temperature min. 17C	Sunny	Rarely or from time to time	Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer	Rarely and with parsimony	No pruning	Repot from time to time