Areca triandra

Updated on Dec 21, 2023

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Kingdom Plantae Family Arecaceae Scientific name Areca triandra		Order Arecales Genus Areca Rank Species

Similar Areca palm, Archontophoenix alexandrae, Carpentaria, Dypsis decaryi, Dypsis

Areca triandra and other palms

Areca triandra (wild areca palm) is a palm which is often used as ornamental plant. It is native to India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. It is also reportedly naturalized in Panama and in southern China.

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Description

Stems : clustered, 1.5–4(–7) m tall; stems slender, green, 3–5 cm, with stilt roots.

Leaves : slightly drooping, 1-1.8 m long; sheaths forming a swollen, green crown shaft; petiole slender; leaflets 0.3–1 m long, 3.5–5 cm wide.

Inflorescences : 15–30 × 5–15 cm; prophyll 30 cm long. Flowers ♂ cream-coloured with a strong lemon fragrance, 2.5 mm long; ♀ globose, cream-coloured, 7.5 mm long.

Fruits : 2.5 cm long, with a prominently beaked tip, ripening to orange, then to scarlet.