BENTINCKIA
LPG Area:
Pacific Drive, Metroxylon Avenue, Polynesian Circle
Distribution: 2 species, 1 in Tranvancore, India & in the Nicobar Islands
   
Growing Comments:
Bentinckia nicobarica is a tall, slender & attractive palm with a long cream colored crownshaft. It's a fast & robust grower in our rainforest environment, adding about 3 ft of trunk per year, giving it a 7.5 on a 1-10 scale. These are medium sized palms that will get up to about 40-45 ft in height.
 
   
B. nicobarica
B. condapanna    
January 2007
     
B. nicobarica    
February 2008
 
June 2006