Heterospathe
(from heteros, variable, and spathe, a spathe; alluding to the inequality in the size of the spathes). ORD. Palmeae. A monotypic genus, the species being an elegant stove palm, with a graceful spreading habit, and remarkable for the length of the tapered segments of its pinnate fronds. It thrives in rich sandy loam and leaf mould, and may be increased by imported seeds.
H. elata (tall).* l. pinnatisect; leaflets 1/2in. broad, with somewhat wider intervals between them, bright green on both surfaces, narrowing upwards into a long, slender, tapering point. Stems smooth. Amboyna, 1880. SYN. Metroxylon elatum, of gardens.