the piccabeen palm is slightly more cold than its relative,A. alexandreae and usually does not grow as tall. lt be erentiated from the latter by its lack of grayish wax on the leaf underside less swollen trunk base frequently colored crown colored flowers and much less strongly ribbed leaflets the leaves of the piccbeen palm tend to be more lax than the lexeander giving it a slighty less formal appearance lts cultural requirements and landscapc use are similar however