Family: Arecaceae

Carpentaria palm is a slender, solitary-stemmed palm tree. It’s native to the rainforests of Australia. Ring or leaf scars are widely spaced along the trunk, and on top is a crown of gently arching fronds.

Plant Uses:

• Container plant
• Indoor plant
• Ornamental
• Specimen

Plant Dangers:

• No dangers

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical/subtropical climates
  
• Fruit causes skin irritation (toxic to humans)
  
• Tolerates varied soil conditions
  
• Produces viable, self-compatible seeds
  
• Seeds dispersed by birds and survive gut passage
  
• Commonly cultivated (intentional human spread)

Low Risk Traits:

• Not naturalized outside native range
  
• No history as a weed
  
• No vegetative reproduction
  
• Seeds not wind- or water-dispersed
  
• Slow maturation (5–6 years)
  
• Requires full sun (not shade-tolerant)
  
• No hybridization (sole species in genus)
  
• No persistent seed bank
  
• Moderate seed production (not prolific)
  
• Sensitive to trunk damage