Metroxylon salomonense

Metroxylon salomonense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Metroxylon
Species:
M. salomonense
Binomial name
Metroxylon salomonense

Metroxylon salomonense is a palm (family Arecaceae or Palmae) native to the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and the Bismarck Archipelago.[1]

It grows to 15 m tall, with a trunk diameter of 60–80 cm. The pinnate fronds can be over 6 m long, and have leaflets 100–190 cm long by 14–19 cm wide. It is monocarpic, dying after flowering and fruiting.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Metroxylon salomonense (Warb.) Becc". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  2. ^ Dubuyoo, Jean-Michel (March 2007). "Notes on the Uses of Metroxylon in Vanuatu" (PDF). Palms. 51 (1): 32.
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