Details of genus: Latania Comm. ex Juss. [2076]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Latan palm
# spp.:
pub_year:
accepted: Accepted
Family: Arecaceae
family_ja: ヤシ
Infra familial classification:
distribution_en: Mascarene Is.
description_en: Genus of 3 species of single-stemmed palms from seasonally dry areas, often near the coast, in the Mascarene Islands. Fan-shaped, grey- to light green leaves are borne in terminal clusters, with bowl-shaped, 3-petalled flowers borne on separate male and female panicles between them. Where temperatures fall below 16°C (61°F), grow in a warm greenhouse; in warmer climates, grow as specimen plants.
hardiness_en: Frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed at 27°C (81°F) in spring.
pests_en: Red spider mites may be troublesome under glass.
description_ja:
comment:
comment_ja: ラタン(?)
type_species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2022-03-09 15:20
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Arecaceae | ヤシ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Arecaceae | ヤシ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Arecaceae | ヤシ科 | Show |