✿Arecaceae · Arenga
Formosa Palm
Arenga engleri
Also known as Taiwan Sugar Palm
Palm (Cluster)outdoor
- Habit
- Palm (Cluster)
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
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
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“The deep green, pinnate leaflets often exhibit a gentle twist, creating a slightly spiraled effect.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Formosa Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Formosa Palm
Formosa Palm (Arenga engleri) belongs to the Arecaceae family, where it grows as a clustering palm. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in islands South of Japan.
Botanical family
Arecaceae
Palm family
Formosa Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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