Wettinia minima
Family: Arecaceae Palm Tree
Common Name: None known
Cold Hardiness Zone: 9b View the UK and US zone maps
Wettinia minima Information
Identification
Stems solitary to 6 m tall and 2.5-3 cm diameter. Leaves arranged in one plane, with a short but prominent crownshaft; leaflets short, devided to the base into 4-7 segments, spreading in different planes. Inflorescences with 4-7 flowering branches; fruits ellipsoid to almost globose, 1.5-1.6 cm long, smooth; endosperm slightly ruminate.
Species information currently being revised.
Distribution
Native to: Ecuador
Only known from one small location at 1500-1700 m elevation.
Location: Ecuador (-2.728973°N, -77.993149°E)
Observations
Map may not represent the complete natural distribution. (Markers display observation data).