Ptychosperma schefferi

Ptychosperma schefferi (Scheffer's Palm ) is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae (palm) family. It is found on New Guinea.

It is a palm tree with a single trunk or clumped trunks, growing from 4.7 to 6 m (15 to 20 ft, sometimes 25 ft) tall. The leaves of this species are dark green, and are evergreen. The species is cultivated, but more commonly in the tropics and subtropics. The flowers are white in color and are followed by a dark purple fruit.

The species was possibly named after Rudolph Herman Christiaan Carel Scheffer.