Burretiokentia vieillardii

*Burretiokentia vieillardii* is a New Caledonian palm found more widely across Grande Terre than several other members of its genus. It is described as a gregarious tree of wet forest and gallery-forest habitats. ## Identity and habitat Kew’s [Plants of the World Online](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:664925-1) accepts *Burretiokentia vieillardii* and records New Caledonia as its native range. The [Endemia species account](https://endemia.nc/flore/fiche1112) describes palms about 10–20 m tall, with conspicuous trunk leaf scars and sometimes adventitious roots near the base. It reports 8–12 leaves, cream-colored inflorescences that turn green in fruit, and mature fruits that are purple. Habitat includes dense humid and gallery forest on ultramafic or sedimentary substrates. ## Growing context The species accounts describe native ecology and morphology rather than cultivated performance. They do not confirm a USDA hardiness zone or provide a landscape spread standard. ## Maintenance No species-specific cultivation and pruning schedule was confirmed in the opened sources. Seek specialist guidance on frost, water, and soil before placing this palm in a landscape plan.