Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia
South America
Types
Gebang Palm
Pamianthe cardenasii , Pamianthe parviflora , Pamianthe peruviana
Number of Varieties
53
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40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
All sorts of environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-158-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
10-8
Sunset Zone
H1, H2
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm61.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Olive, Chocolate, Black
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
feather-shaped
Strap shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Offsets
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water daily during growing season
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High phosphorus
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Leaf spot, Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, pollinators
Allergy
Asthma, Rhinitis
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aging, Brain disease, Cancer, Cyanide Poisoning, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Metabolic disorders, Vitamin A, Weight loss
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Tree trunks
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Other Uses
Biodiesel, For making oil, Jelly, Sometimes used for making wine, Used in salads, Wax
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Tropical
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
CORYPHA utan
HYMENOCALLIS longipetala
Common Name
Buri Palm, Gebang Palm
Peruvian Daffodil, Spiderlily
In Hindi
Buri Palm
peruvian daffodil
In German
Schopfpalmen
peruvian daffodil
In French
Buri Palm
peruvian daffodil
In Spanish
Buri Palm
Pamianthe
In Greek
Buri Palm
peruvian daffodil
In Portuguese
Buri Palm
peruvian daffodil
In Polish
Buri Palm
peruvian daffodil
In Latin
Buri Palm
peruvian daffodil
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Monocots
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Asparagales
Family
Arecaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Corypha
Pamianthe
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Corypheae
Clinantheae
Subfamily
Coryphoideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
1240
1
27800
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