Howea belmoreana

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Howea belmoreana is a palm species native to Australia’s Lord Howe Island, valued worldwide as an ornamental indoor and landscape plant.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flowering plant
palm
plant species
climatePreference mild maritime climate
commonName Belmore sentry palm
Kentia palm
curly palm
conservationConcern limited natural range on Lord Howe Island
crownDescription dense crown of arching fronds
cultivatedIn subtropical regions worldwide
temperate regions as a houseplant
describedBy Ferdinand von Mueller
describedInYear 1870
distributionStatus widely cultivated outside native range
endemicTo Lord Howe Island
evergreen true
family Arecaceae
flowerColor cream
frostSensitivity sensitive to severe frost
fruitColor red to purplish when ripe
fruitType drupe
genus Howea
growthForm single-stemmed palm
habitat lowland forests of Lord Howe Island
indoorUseReason attractive foliage
tolerance of low light
inflorescenceType branched inflorescences
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement spirally arranged fronds at crown
leafType pinnate leaves
lightPreference bright indirect light
nativeTo Australia
Lord Howe Island
New South Wales
order Arecales
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination insect-pollinated
propagatedBy seed
relatedTo Howea forsteriana
soilPreference well-drained soil
taxonRank species
tolerates indoor environments
low light conditions
trunkDescription slender gray trunk
typicalHeight up to about 10–15 m in habitat
typicalIndoorHeight up to about 2–3 m
usedAs indoor plant
landscape plant
ornamental plant

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Lord Howe Island hasEndemicPlant Howea belmoreana
Howea forsteriana hasSynonym Howea belmoreana
this entity surface form: Kentia fosteriana (horticultural usage)