Chilean Wine Palm
Herb latin name: Chilean Wine Palm,Chilean Wine Palm Extract
Latin name: Jubaea chilensis
Synonyms: Cocos chilensis, Jubaea spectabilisCocos chilensis, Jubaea spectabilis
Family: Palmae
Habitat of the herb: the herb: Usually found between the coast and the hills to 300 metres, between latitudes 31 to 35°south. Other uses of Chilean Wine Palm:Habitat of the herb: the herb: Usually found between the coast and the hills to 300 metres, between latitudes 31 to 35°south.
Other uses of Chilean Wine Palm: The leaves are used to make baskets, brushes and for thatching. Fibres from the plant are used as a stuffing material for mattresses etc. A paper is made from the fibres in the trunk.
Propagation of the herb: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a warm greenhouse. The seed can take 6 months to germinate. Stored seed should be soaked for 12 - 24 hours in warm water as soon as it is received and then sown in a warm greenhouse. It can be very slow to germinate. The seed has a short viability. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first two winters. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts, and give them some protection from the cold for their first few winters outdoors.
Cultivation of Chilean Wine Palm: Usually found between the coast and the hills to 300 metres, between latitudes 31 to 35°south.
Medicinal use of the herb: None known
Known hazards of Jubaea chilensis: None known
Leave a reply