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Xiphidium caeruleum Aubl.
Family Name: | Haemodoraceae |
Common Name: | Cola de Paloma, Angelhands, Palmita, Soskia |
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Classifications and Characteristics
Plant Growth Form | Shrub |
Biogeography
Native Distribution | West Indies |
Description and Ethnobotany
Growth Form | Herb. |
Foliage | Narrow, linear leaves are arranged in a fan shape that gracefully bends to form a fountain-like structure. Glossy, hairless leaf surface has a rippled texture, because of the parallel venation. |
Flowers | Small, egg-shaped flower buds give rise to white, tubular flowers that hang down and open slightly at the tip. Plants produce a spike-like inflorescence under full sun, but a branched inflorescence under semi-shade. |
Landscaping Features
Desirable Plant Features | Ornamental Flowers, Ornamental Foliage |
Plant & Rootzone Preference - Tolerance | Moist Soils |
Landscape Uses | Parks & Gardens, Small Gardens |
Plant Care and Propagation
Light Preference | Semi-Shade |
Water Preference | Moderate Water, [Remarks] (Intolerant of waterlogged conditions.) |
Foliar
Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
Mature Foliage Texture(s) | Smooth |
Foliar Shape(s) | Non-Palm Foliage (Linear) |
Foliar Venation | Parallel |
Foliar Margin | Entire |
Foliar Apex - Tip | Acuminate |
Leaf Area Index (LAI) for Green Plot Ratio | 3.5 (Shrub & Groundcover - Monocot) |
Floral (Angiosperm)
Flower Colour(s) | White |
Flower Texture(s) | Smooth |
Flower Grouping | Cluster / Inflorescence |
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Master ID | 1270 |
Species ID | 2563 |
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