LIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMON AND NEW INTERIORSCAPE PALMS
PALMS THAT REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 25 FOOTCANDLES
GENUS SPECIES Common NameORIGIN NotesChamaedorea elegans Parlor Palm Mexico Small, single trunked palmChamaedorea radicalis Cover Palm Mexico Small durable palmPALMS THAT REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 50 FOOTCANDLES
Chamaedorea cataractarum Cat Palm Mexico Needs abundant waterChamaedorea ernesti-augusti Dove's Tail Palm Mexico Small solitary palmChamaedorea erumpens Bamboo Palm Mexico Upright, wider leavesChamaedorea microspadix Bamboo Palm Mexico Similar to C. seifriziiChamaedorea seifrizii Bamboo Palm Mexico Upright, narrow leavesHowea forsteriana Kentia Palm Lord Howe Isl. Withstands low humidityRhapis excelsa Lady Palm China Elegant, multiple stemmedPALMS THAT REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 100 FOOTCANDLES
Laccospadix australasica Silhouette Palm Australia May be suckering or solitaireNeodypsis decaryi Triangle Palm Madagascar Three ranked leavesReinhardtia gracilis Window Palm Costa Rica Windows in leavesReinhardtia simplex Simplex Palm Costa Rica Small simple leavesPALMS THAT REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 200 FOOTCANDLES
Areca vestiaria Sunset Palm Celebes Stilt roots, orange crownshaftAsterogyne martiana Polaris Palm Costa Rica Requires high humidityCalyptrogyne sarapiquensis Pizza Palm Costa Rica Garlic scented flowersLicuala elegans Elegant Palm Thailand Miniature L. grandisLicuala grandis Grand Licuala Palm New Hebrides Beautiful entire leaves Licuala lauterbachii Licuala Palm New Guinea Divide fan leaf
lauterbachii Licuala Palm New Guinea Divide fan leafLicuala peltata Peltate Licuala Palm Burma Orbicular, divided leafLivistona rotundifolia Footstool Palm Philippines Shallowly divided round leavesPinanga coronata Coronata Palm Indonesia High humidityPinanga elmerii Elmer's Palm Philippines Delicate, clustering palmPinanga kuhlii Ivory Crownshaft Palm Indonesia High humidityPtychosperma caryotoides Fishtail Solitaire Palm New Guinea Small, single trunkPtychosperma elegans Solitaire Palm Australia Medium-sized, single trunkPtychosperma macarthurii MacArthur Palm Australia Multiple stemmedPtychosperma nicolai Nicolai Palm New Guinea Heavy leafletsPtychosperma sanderianum Sander's Palm New Guinea Multiple stemsPtychosperma salomonense Island Palm Solomon Isl. Robust solitary palmRhopaloblaste augusta Paradise Palm Nicobar Isl. Like a fine textured KentiaRhopaloblaste ceramica Ceramic Palm Singapore Similar to R. augustaPALMS THAT REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 300 FOOTCANDLES
Areca guppyana Guppy Palm New Guinea Small, solitary trunkAreca ipot Ipot Palm Philippines Solitary ringed trunkAreca macrocarpa Bunga Palm Phillippines Similar to A. ipotAreca triandra Triandra Palm Philippines Dainty clustering palmCaryota mitis Clustering Fishtail Palm Indonesia Multiple stemmedCaryota rumphiana Fishtail Palm Moluccas Solitary stemmedCaryota urens Solitary Fishtail India Large solitary palmChambeyronia macrocarpa Blushing Palm New Caledonia New leaves bright redCryosophila albida Silver Star Palm Costa Rica Silver undersideCytostachys renda Sealing Wax Palm Malaysia Bright red crownshaftGuihaia argyrata Dainty Lady Palm China Small, silver undersideLicuala ramseyi Ramshorn Licuala Palm Australia Segmented orbicular leafLicuala spinosa Goodluck Palm Malaysia Multiple stemmedLivistona chinensis Chinese Fan Palm China Fan-shaped leavesPALMS THAT REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 300 FOOTCANDLES
Phoenix roebelenii Pygmy Date Palm Laos Drought tolerantRavenea rivularis Majesty Palm Madagascar Fast, durable palmVeitchia mcdanielsii Sunshine Palm New Hebrides Tall solitary palmVeitchia merrillii Christmas Palm Philippines Medium solitary palmVeitchia winin Winin Palm New Hebrides Tall solitary palmPALMS THAT REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 400 FOOTCANDLES
Arenga pinnata Sugar Palm Malaysia Black, fibrous trunkHyophorbe verschaffeltii Spindle Palm Madagascar Spindle-shaped trunkPhoenicophorium borsigianum Phoenico Palm Seychelles May be unarmed at maturityVerschaffeltia splendida Splendid Stilt Palm Seychelles Stilt palm, undivided leavesPALMS THAT REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 600 FOOTCANDLES
Areca catechu Betal Nut Palm Malaya Tall, solitaryBismarckia nobilis Bismarck Palm Madagascar Silver-blue fan leavesCarpentaria acuminata Carpentaria Palm Australia Solitary, fast growingChrysalidocarpus cabadae Giant Areca Madagascar Young palms have reddish stemsChrysalidocarpus lucubensis Lucubense Palm Nossi Be Isl. Large solitary palmChrysalidocarpus lutescens Areca Palm Madagascar Inexpensive, disposable palmCoccothrinax miraguama Cuban Thatch Palm Cuba Elegant pleated trunkLatania loddigesii Latan Palm Mascarenes Several similar speciesPritchardia thurstonii Thurston Palm Fiji Similar to P. pacificaPhoenix dactylifera(True) Date Palm N. Africa Tolerates dry interiorsRoystonea caribea Caribbean Royal PalmCaribbean Massive sizeRoystonea regia Cuban Royal Palm Cuba Very large palmSyagrus romanzoffiana Queen Palm Brazil Called "Cocos plumosa"Trachycarpus fortunei Windmill Palm China Cold hardy, solitary palmWashingtonia robusta Desert Fan Palm Mexico Tall solitary fan palmWelfia georgii Burgundy Palm Costa Rica New leaf is redWodyetia bifurcata Foxtail Palm Australia Leaflets radiatingCompiled By: Dr. Henry Donselman, Palm Specialist © 2001
