Red latern palm.
Latania lontaroides

Family: Arecaceae

What it is like

A palm. It has a single stem and grows 12 m tall. The trunk is 25 cm across. It has rings from the scars of fallen leaves. The leaf stalks is 1-1.5 m long. The leaves are round and pointed at the tips. They are 2-3 m long by 3 m wide. The fruit are oval and 7 cm long. They have a single seed.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It needs to be in a sunny location.

Countries/locations it is found in

Mascarenes, Reunion

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Cleophora commersonii (J. F. Gmel.) O. F. Cook; Cleophora lontaroides Gaertn.; Latania borbonica Lam.; Latania commersonii J. F. Gmel.; Latania plagicoma Comm. ex Balf.f.; Latania rubra Jacq.; Latania vera Voss;