Aiphanes minima — a medium houseplant
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Aiphanes minima

Aiphanes Minima

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Aiphanes minima is a spiny palm tree which is native to the insular Caribbean from Hispaniola to Grenada, and widely cultivated elsewhere. Usually 5–8 metres (16–26 ft) tall, it sometimes grows as an understorey tree and only 2 m (6.6 ft) in height.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Aiphanes
Family
Arecaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en Grigri en Coyor en Guinea bactris en Coyure palm en Macaw palm
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