Rank Species | Subfamily Arecoideae Subtribe Linospadicinae Higher classification Howea | |
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Similar Howea, Howea forsteriana, Livistona mariae, Hedyscepe canterburyana, Rhopalostylis baueri | ||
Howea belmoreana, the curly palm, kentia palm, or Belmore sentry palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae, endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia. It and Howea forsteriana probably evolved from a common ancestor through sympatric speciation. The canopy of a mature kentia palm tree spreads 5–10 ft (2–3 m) in diameter and contains roughly 36 leaves.
H. belmoreana has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
References
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