Chambeyronia macrocarpa is a species of palm tree commonly known as the red leaf palm. It is sometimes called the flamethrower palm. The species is endemic to New Caledonia.[1][2]

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  Young plant in Florida
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  "Watermelon" colored crownshaft and trunk with distinct leaf scar rings
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  Colored new foliage
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  Unripe Fruit

Red leaf palm
Chambeyronia macrocarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Chambeyronia
Species:	C. macrocarpa
Binomial name
Chambeyronia macrocarpa (Brongn.) Vieill. ex Becc.
Synonyms[1]
Kentiopsis macrocarpa Brongn. Cyphokentia macrocarpa (Brongn.) auct. Kentia macrocarpa Vieill. ex Brongn. Kentia rubricaulis Linden ex Salomon Kentia lindenii Linden ex André Kentia lucianii Linden ex Rodigas Kentiopsis lucianii (Linden ex Rodigas) Rodigas Chambeyronia hookeri Becc.

References

External links

• New Caledonia Palm Gallery

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