Itaya amicorum

Itaya amicorum is a medium-sized, single-stemmed palm with fan-shaped leaves. The stems reach a height of up to 4 metres with a diameter of 9 to 10 centimetres . Plants have between 11 and 25 leaves which have a roughly circular blade, about 2 m in diameter which is split into 10 to 16 broad leaflets, and a long petiole. The leaves have a whitish or silver-grey underside.

Itaya amicorum is a medium-sized fan palm that is native to Brazil, Colombia and Peru. The only species in the genus Itaya, it was unknown to science until 1972. More