Accession Data

Phenakospermum guyannense

Common Name: South American Travelers Palm

Family: Strelitziaceae

Country of Origin: tropical South America

Description: This large tree-like relative of the banana family is native to South America. The large flowers are subtended by boat-shaped bracts. It is a genus of only two species in the Strelitziaceae family.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 9b-11

Accession #: 200000058

Accession Date: 2000-09-21 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1310

Quantity: 3

Source: NYBG

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: commelinids

Order: Zingiberales

Family: Strelitziaceae

Flowering Data:

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Phenakospermum guyannense