Description
Medium-sized, upright, single-stemmed, frost tolerant (min. -5 °C), evergreen tree, palma (H 10-12 m, W 2-3 m). Leaves in a bundle atop of stem, with long petioles, palmate (45-75 cm), with 40-50 narrow-lanceolate leaflets; slightly glossy, dark green, lighter underneath, bluish-green. Flowers in large inflorescence (up to 60 cm), yellow; male and female inflorescence (usually) on separate plants; dioecious plant. Flowering period: June-July. Fruits produced on female plants only, ovate (1 cm), fleshy, dark violet-blue. Not hardy in central-european continental climate, best grown as a container-plant.