Formosa Palm
Arenga engleri
Also known as Taiwan Sugar Palm
Palm (Cluster)outdoor
About Formosa Palm
Arenga engleri, or the Formosa palm, Taiwan sugar palm, dwarf sugar palm, or Taiwan arenga palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. The plant rarely grows more than 10 ft. tall, with a stem diameter of 6in. and a spread of 16 ft. The palm is native to Taiwan as well as Japan's Ryukyu Islands. The fruit of the palm is known to cause a severe allergic reaction.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Arenga engleri
- Genus
- Arenga
- Family
- ARECACEAE
- Habit
- Palm (Cluster)
- Habitat
- Islands South of Japan
- Native to
- Islands South of Japan, Taiwan and Ryukyu
- Distribution
- India, Japan, Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Arecaceae
Palm family
Formosa Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
Explore the ARECACEAE family →Snap it. Know it.
Point your camera at formosa palm or any plant and SASYA identifies it instantly — on-device, offline, and private.