Carpentaria Palm
Carpentaria acuminata
Family Arecaceae
Top End monsoon-forest palm
About
A fast-growing, slender palm native to tropical coastal regions of the Top End, forming dense stands along permanent watercourses in monsoon rainforest pockets. Its fruit attracts fruit bats and Torres Strait pigeons.
How to spot it
A slender trunk 12-15 cm in diameter topped with long pinnate fronds 3-4 m long; wild specimens along creeklines can exceed 20-30 m in height. Look for it lining permanent spring-fed creeks in monsoon forest.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Litchfield NP
Source: Wikipedia: Carpentaria acuminata
David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons