Areca triandra Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham.

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Family : ARECACEAE/PALMAE

Synonym : Areca aliceae W.Hill ex F.Muell.

Common Names : Wild Areca Palm, Triandra Palm

Flowering Period : Throughout the year

Distribution : Native of Andamans to Malesia

Habitat : Grown as garden plant

Uses : Ornamental garden palm

Key Characters :

Cluster forming, bushy palms. Stem is about 3 m high, very slender with about 3 cm in diam. at base. Leaves pinnate, arching, 1-1.5 m long, leaflets, fairly broad, terminal leaflets jointed. Inflorescence interfoliar, covered with a bract, to 40 cm long when unopened, flower branches white to pale yellow, male flowers minute, creamy white, fragrant, female flowers larger than male flowers. Fruit orange or scarlet coloured.