Nipa palm.

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Pflegestufe

Schwierig

Pflanzenart

Palm

Licht

Full sun

Licht im Innenraum

Direkte Sonne

Gießen

Alle 1 bis 2 Tage

Endgröße

9 meters

Wachstum

Mittel

Winterhärte

USDA 10 bis 12

Blütezeit

Year round in tropical climates

Pflege

Keep the soil consistently saturated with water to mimic its natural swampy habitat. Watch for yellowing leaves which often signal a lack of moisture or incorrect salinity levels. It requires high humidity and warmth to stay healthy.

Gießen

The soil must remain constantly wet or submerged.

Düngen

Use a balanced aquatic fertilizer during the growing season.

Schneiden

Remove dead or damaged fronds to keep the colony tidy.

Umtopfen

Repot only when the root system has completely outgrown its container.

Boden

Silty clay or mud

Boden-pH

6.0 to 7.5

Temperatur

15 bis 35°C

Luftfeuchtigkeit

70 bis 100%

Sicherheit

Menschen

There is no known toxicity to humans associated with this plant.

Kinder

The large, heavy fruit clusters can pose a falling hazard if children are playing beneath mature palms.

Essbarkeit

The endosperm of the immature fruit is edible, but ensure proper identification as it grows in specific mangrove environments.

So erkennst du die Pflanze

• Large feathery pinnate leaves
• Low growing trunkless habit
• Spherical clusters of woody fruits
• Grows in coastal mudflats

Höhe

3 bis 9m

Breite

3 bis 6m

Blätter

bright green, dark green, evergreen

Blüten

yellow, brown, 2 bis 5cm

Früchte

brown, Year round

Häufige Probleme

• Salt stress — While it loves brackish water, extreme changes in salinity can impact growth.

Standort und Pflege

Vermehrung

seed

Pflanzzeit

spring, summer, autumn, winter

Plant these in groups to mimic their natural mangrove swamp communities.

Gute Pflanzpartner

• Red mangrove — They share the same tidal habitat and provide structural support for the shoreline.
• Avicennia germinans — They coexist in similar brackish conditions.

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• Kokospalme — It is another palm that tolerates coastal conditions but requires different soil.

Botanisches

Familie

Arecaceae

Gattung

Nypa

Ordnung

Arecales

Klasse

Liliopsida

Ursprüngliche Heimat

Coastal and estuarine areas of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Artenschutz

It is not currently endangered but faces habitat loss due to coastal development.

It survives by anchoring itself in soft, anaerobic mud within tidal zones where it filters salt through its roots.

Nutzen für Wildtiere

habitat for estuarine species, nursery for fish

Bestäuber

Bienen, Käfer

Verwendung

thatching, sugar production, alcohol production, coastal erosion control

Taxonomie abgeglichen mit GBIF.

Häufige Fragen

Can I grow this in a standard garden?

No, it requires a specialized brackish water environment to survive.

How do I propagate it?

You must plant the mature seeds directly into wet, muddy substrate.

Woher der Name kommt

The name Nypa comes from a local name in the Moluccas, while fruticans refers to its shrubby, clumping growth habit.

Gut zu wissen

• The leaves are widely used for roofing in Southeast Asia.
• It is a stemless palm with leaves rising directly from a creeping underground rhizome.
• The fruit clusters can reach up to 30 centimeters in diameter.
• It thrives in soft mud along tidal rivers.