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Nov 27, 2016 4:36 PM CST
Name: bron
NSW-Qld border Australia
18 yr old in my subtropical garden!
I agree that it's probably not Aspidistra which has wider leaves. However, yours cld develop same. When I first saw it I thought Cordyline. But it would also take a little while to develop a stem to id it as one.

I agree that.the split leaf suggests a palm. Maybe a chamaedorea. If the individual leaf stems come from a seed then maybe Neanthe bella, Parlor Palm. If the leaf stems are on a running rhizome, then ch. seifrizii, Bamboo Palm. I will post a pic of the latter. Mine has had too much sun and insufficient water.

All of my suggestions require at least part shade in a hot climate. If grown indoors, bright light. Do not overwater indoor plants, esplly when the plant is not in active growth. Just keep moist or dryer when dormant. If the direct sun coming through a window is hot it will burn the leaves.
Palms vary in their sun/light requirements. Some require full sun. But a Wedding Palm would cook in the hot sun. Others like the Archophoentix types, Bangalow, Piccabeen, Alexander, which are native to around here, can handle full tropical sun but also full shade or indoors in good light. They look like like your leaf stems when young, but soon grow split leaves and after a while, thin woody stems. Other palms like Golden Cane, an areca, can similarly handle a wide range of conditions, and outside can become weedy after a while.

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