Metroxylon salomonense (Warb.) Becc.

국표에 없다.

Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Is., and Vanuatu. 

Lowland forest and freshwater swamps, usually near sea level but also found at elevations up to 700 metres. Metroxylon palms usually occur in lowland swamps, but occasionally also on hillsides.; - Metroxylon amicarum. Thrives inland on hill slopes, and in dry conditions.; - Metroxylon salomonense; Is often cultivated well away from swampy areas, sometimes on high ridges.; - Metroxylon vitiense, On Viti Levu Island (Fiji) it is very abundant on lowland gley soil, and occurs occasionally in dryland forest. In one of the major wetland sites, the Vunimoli wetlands, there are almost pure stands on the wet gley soils on the colluvium and alluvium in the valleys upstream of the coastal plain. This is the only extensive wetland forest (262 ha) in Fiji and includes most of the Metroxylon vitiense population. On wet gley soils, Metroxylon vitiense forms a distinctive vegetation type. It also occurs on adjacent hillsides in association with a variety of trees. (proseanet.org)

Description

A very large and immensely fast growing palm from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands with a thick trunk to 20 m (66 ft.) tall and an erect crown of leaves arching at the tip. The baseball-sized fruits have scaly, snakeskin-like appearance and are produced on a large, terminal inflorescence. (RPS.com)

Metroxylon salomonense is a solitary-stemmed palm, growing up to 25 metres tall. The un-branched stem can be 25 - 55 cm in diameter, topped by a rosette of leaves that can each be 7 metres or more long. A very important tree for the local economy of native people, providing them with food, medicines and a wide range of other materials. The hard seeds are exported to Alaska, where the Inuit carve them in place of sea-mammal ivory. Editing by edric.

Metroxylon salomonense - Palmpedia - Palm Grower's Guide

 

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