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This genus includes five palms native to Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Burma. These palms are either clumping or solitary-trunked with pinnate leaves. The crownshafts can be very attractive, and some species have prominent stilt roots. Nenga palms usually grow best in shady, high humidity conditions at low to medium elevations.


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N. pumila var. pachystachya
Height: 15-20 feet
Size of Crown: 6-12 feet
Cultural requirements and other comments: This clumping palm from Indonesia grows naturally in low elevation rainforests. Prominent features of N. pumila var. pchystachya are its leaf scar rings and peach-colored crownshafts, which make it very attractive in the landscape. This palm grows best in semi-shady areas with high humidity. It could serve as a screen planting where shade is plentiful or as an indoor palm with bright filtered light.

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