Foxtail Palm

Location in MGP:

Common Name: Foxtail Palm

Scientific Name: Wodyetia bifurcata

Points of Interest:

If not for Man's intervention to feature this species in horticultural landscaping, it would be at the brink of extinction due to its small natural distributions in the wild. It is listed as a Threatened Species in Australia. Today, Foxtail palms are generally found all over the world.

(National Parks Board, 2009) 

Foxtail Palm

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Arching fronds

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Reference:

National Parks Board. (2009). Trees of Our Garden City: A Guide to the Common Trees of Singapore. Singapore: National Parks Board.