Beaucarnea recurvata ("Tokkuriran")

Japanese name: トックリラン （徳利蘭）
Scientific name: Beaucarnea recurvata

[Overview]
A small tree 2–3 m tall.
The base of the trunk swells into a bottle shape.
The leaves are crowded at the top of the stem and are slender and linear, 80–150 cm long and about 1.8 cm wide, with no spines on the margins.
The leaves extend upward, curve backward, and droop at the tips.
The flowers are borne in panicles but are small and inconspicuous.
There are 6 tepals.
The fruit has 3 wings.

[Cultivation]
It prefers a well-drained, sunny place, and lime is added to the soil.
It is semi-hardy, so keep it indoors.
Propagate from seed or by air layering.

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