Kattai Palm

         Native to the Caroline Islands, Kosrae and Pohnpei (Micronesia)

Synonym:Ptychosperma ledermannianum
Local names: Kattai, Kuter, Kehma [keima], (Pohnpei: kedei, Kosrae: kitacr)

Ponapea ledermanniana

A very beautiful Ponapea,

one of the few available in cultivation.

You are bidding on * young palms with vigorous root systems 12-30 inches tall with 2-6 leaves born and grown in Hawaii.

This species has bright white inflorescences with 2-3 inch fruits are tapered at both ends.

Height: 15-over 40 ft. (12 m)

Hardiness: USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade

      Ponapea is a genus of palms endemic to Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Palau. Although Ponapea ledermanniana is common on Kosrae, it is rare on Pohnpei. Isolated individuals and small populations are scattered in low elevation rainforest. It grows to 40ft tall and rarely extends beyond the surrounding tree canopy.

      An elegant, solitary slender, fast growing palm from montane cloud rainforests of Micronesia, has a unique olive green crownshaft. Ponapea ledermanniana has intriguing smooth white flowering stalks. Ponapea ledermanniana has strongly arched leaves with large, almost fishtail premorse leaflets, narrower than those of Ponapea hosinoi, a similar palm.

Many local people on Pohnpei are familiar with Ponapea ledermanniana and its uses. Its fruits are edible, so it is sometimes grown in home gardens.  Its immature seeds taste a bit like coconut and are eaten as a snack.

Pohnpei and Kosrae have the only remaining patches of montane cloud forest in Micronesia, and the only indigenous palm, Ptychosperma ledermanniana. Palms such as Ptychosperma and Metroxylon are also found in these montane forests.

   Located in the humid equatorial region on the southern edge of the typhoon belt, the islands at the eastern end of the Caroline chain are wet year-round. Rainfall in Pohnpei averages more than 4,500 mm annually, while parts of Kosrae, 550 km to the southeast, receive more than 6,400 mm per year.

          Polynesian Produce Stand           

  Shipping    

      We ship via USPS Mondays-Wednesday with Delivery confirmation.

            All live plants are Inspected By USDA Plant Inspectors before they are shipped to insure you get healthy pest free plants and seeds.

   All live plants are shipped bare-root wrapped in moist sphagnum moss to ensure the plant’s healthy transit to you.

ATTENTION INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS!

         We can ship live plants to the US only. All International shipments are at Buyer's Risk.

             INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING ON LIVE PLANTS is available only under these conditions! All international orders are shipped at the buyers risk  (shipped with or without documents) and no refunds or replacements are offered for Dead On Arrival, loss, confiscation, Customs Seizure, unanticipated charges, etc.

We ship Seeds Internationally.

         The additional charge for any phytosanitary certificate is not included in this offer.

              For foreign customers, please check your laws concerning permitting and customs, additional shipping and handling costs may apply.

   Payment

            We accept online payments only through PayPal, Cash payments are only acceptable for in-person payments and cash-on-delivery (COD). Cash payment can not be sent through the mail.

      Please only one Paypal payment. SO THE COMBINED SHIPPING RULE WILL CAN BE USED. Multiple paypal payments are NOT eligible for discounts.

        We will ship once a week - ON or BEFORE WEDNESDAYS, because of the special stamps needed to ship plants and cuttings to you.  This can only be done at the Dept. of Agriculture.  If payments are not met before that MONDAY, your items will be shipped the following week and lose the combined discount opportunity.

         Non-paying bidders may receive negative feedback and will be reported as an unpaid item to eBay.

COMBINED SHIPPING POLICY

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING is not included in this offer.  

        We will combine shipping for auctions won on the same week paid with same paypal payment.

   This policy is good for all items bought and paid for in the week ending MONDAY.

Payment must be received within 7 days of the auction ending.

Combined Discounts Won Auctions

     For 2-3 winning auctions, the combined discount is 10% of the total Shipping and Handling charges. For 4-7 winning auctions, the combined discount is 20% of the total Shipping and Handling charges. For 7+ winning auctions, the combined discount is 30% of the total Shipping and Handling charges.

         As each order is packed and prepared separately you will pay the quoted S/H charges individually per item. If you buy the same species in that item it does calculate out the discount (i.e.: additional item $3.61). My stores' combined shipping is built in for same items rather than a varied selection. Includes postage, USDA certification and inspection, proper packing and delivery to Airport for prompt delivery. I can’t really change any of these. If you want one of this and one of that, it gets hard to discount much as each different species requires it's own prep & packing, then at USDA each has to be unwrapped and inspected then repacked. USDA requires me to clean and prepare every last piece before we drive them to the Inspection Station on the other side of the island. It takes my wife and I, a day to pack items and get ready to ship. The whole next day we drive around the island and get inspected (2-3 hours), then drive to the Airport Post Office to drop off. It takes the same work with the same type item if you can understand.

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Mahalo iâ `oe no ke kipa `ana mai. E kipa mai hou!

Mahalo & Aloha!! 

Ponapea ledermanniana

Kattai Palm