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Adonidia merrillii (True manila
palm, Christmas palm)
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Adonidia merrillii under cultivation in the
Palm House of the Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria. [photo
H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
Native to the Philippines. Cultivated widely, including in
southern Africa. Called Christmas palm because it has bright red fruit, I guess
reminiscent of Holly berries.
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Text by Hamish Robertson |
