Ipot Palm

Ipot Palm (Areca Ipot), a beautiful medium-sized palm native to rainforests in the Philippines. The Ipot palm grows a slender, smooth, ringed, green trunk. A green crownshaft holds an elegant crown of keeled, ascending leaves with broad, glossy green leaflets. The attractive, large fruits that ripen from green through yellow to orange are held tightly clustered on a very short, erect stalk and readily identify this species. In its native habitat it is under threat by the destruction of its habitat, deforestation and over-collection of the seeds for betel chewing. In cultivation it is best suited to the tropics. It is easy and fast growing and great as a landscape plant.