FNPS Plant Database
Acoelorraphe wrightii
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Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Paurotis wrightii
Genus species:
Acoelorraphe wrightii
Family:
Arecaceae (Palmae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Flower Color:
white, green
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Evergreen. Blooms late winter into early spring. Fruits ripen in fall.
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Leaf stalks bear spines. Though found in wet habitats, it can adapt to drier sites.
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Tolerant of inundation with brackish water
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms).
Soil or Other Substrate:
Loam, Organic (muck), Sand, Lime Rock
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
9A, 9B, 10A, 10B, 11
USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Ecology
Wildlife:
Native Habitats:
Moist hammocks, swamps
Natural Range in Florida:
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Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
Citations:
Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. 1999. Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.
Huegel, Craig N. 2010. Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife. University Press of Florida, Gainesville. (wildlife uses).
Nelson, Gil. 2003. Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
Watkins, John and Thomas Sheehan. 1975. Florida Landscape Plants, Native and Exotic. University Press of Florida, Gainesville. (salt tolerance, soil, moisture)
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
