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Zombie palm
Zombia antillarum
About
Zombia antillarum, commonly known as the zombie palm, is a species of palm tree and the only member of the genus Zombia. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles. Usually found in dry, hilly areas of northern and southern Haiti and the northwest of the Dominican Republic, Z. antillarum is a relatively short fan palm with clustered stems and a very distinctive appearance caused by its persistent spiny leaf sheaths. Threatened by habitat destruction in Haiti, Z. antillarum is a popular ornamental species due to its distinctive appearance, low maintenance requirements and salt tolerance.
- Family
- Arecaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Zombia antillarum
- Slug
- zombia-antillarum
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Zombia
- Species
- antillarum
- Wikidata QID
- Q138584
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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