Palm
Teddy Bear Palm
Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos (Hodel) Eiserhardt & W.J.Baker
Northwestern Madagascar
Fun factThe species name leptocheilos comes from Latin words meaning 'thin lip', but it is the fuzzy red leaf sheaths that give the palm its two common names, teddy bear palm and redneck palm.
A solitary, slender, relatively slow-growing palm of medium size, known for the fuzzy, powdery red-brown crownshaft that contrasts with its white, waxy trunk. The glossy pinnate leaves have dark green, drooping leaflets. In the wild it is known from only one rainforest site in northwest Madagascar.
Sourced · see Record tab
8on the estate
0carrying a tag
1sponsored
FamilyArecaceae
Also known asRedneck palm
Native toNorthern and northwestern Madagascar, in the wet tropical biome; known from a single rainforest location in the northwest of the island
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Palm Jungle | B | 17 June 2016 | Planted | James F., United Kingdom | |
| — | Palm Jungle | B | 17 June 2016 | Planted | — | |
| — | Palm Jungle | B | 17 June 2016 | Planted | — | |
| — | Palm Jungle | B | 17 June 2016 | Planted | — | |
| — | Palm Jungle | B | 17 June 2016 | Planted | — | |
| — | Palm Jungle | B | 17 June 2016 | Planted | — | |
| — | Palm Jungle | B | 17 June 2016 | Planted | — | |
| — | Palm Jungle | B | 17 June 2016 | Planted | — |
8 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.