Latania loddigesii (Blue Latan Palm)
The blue lantan palm is a single-trunked palm with distinctive leaves.
Planted on seaside, it will do well because of its moderate tolerence of salt. It will do well in partially shaded areas, but it's prefered to be planted in full sun. To plant in fertile well drained soil.
This palm is recomended to be planted in areas to catch attention, since it would always be attracting people's eyes.
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- Botanical Description
- Horticulture Management
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French Name: Latanier de l'Ile Ronde, Latanier de Maurice
Arabic Name: لاتان أصفر
Pronunciation: lat-AY-nee-uh loe-dih-GEEZ-ee-eye
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Plant type: Palm
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Origin: Mascarene Islands
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Heat Zones: 9 to 15
Hardiness Zones: 9 to 13
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Uses: Specimen, Indoor, Container, Street
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Size/Shape
Growth Rate: Slow
Tree Shape: Upright, Palm
Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical
Canopy Density: Open
Canopy Texture: Coarse
Height at Maturity: 5 to 8 m, Over 23
Spread at Maturity: 3 to 5 meters
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By Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Wicki (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Foliage
Leaf Arrangement : Spiral
Leaf Venation: Palmate
Leaf Persistance: Evergreen
Leaf Type: Costapalmate
Leaf Blade: Over 80 cm
Leaf Shape: Star
Leaf Margins: Entire, Serrulate
Leaf Texture: Waxy, Hairy, Coarse
Leaf Scent: No Fragance
Color(growing season): Green, Silver
Color(changing season): Green
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Flower
Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5
Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)
Flower Scent: No Fragance
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Seasons: Summer
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Trunk
Trunk has Crownshaft: No
Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage
Number of Trunks: Single Trunk
Trunk esthetic Values: Showy
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Fruit
Fruit Type: Berry
Fruit Showiness: Yes
Fruit Size Range: 1.5 - 3, 3 - 7
Fruit Color: Green, Brown
Seasons: Summer
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By Xemenendura (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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By Wicki (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Tolerance
Frost Tolerant: Yes
Heat Tolerance: Yes
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Alkaline
Water Requirements: Moderate
Light Requirements: Full, Part
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Management
Toxicity: No
Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: Yes
Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: Yes
Life Span: 25-50 years
Diseases: Lethal Yellowing disease
Edible Parts: None
Plant Propagation: Seed