As recorded for Red Sealing-Wax Palm
Cyrtostachys renda
Red Sealing-Wax Palm
Also known as Lipstick Palm, Red Palm, Sealing Wax Palm
- Habit
- Palm (Cluster)
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Puducherry
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range does not include India Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Pen. Thailand to W. Malesia. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
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- Kerala →Karnataka →Puducherry →
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How to identify Red Sealing-Wax Palm
Identify Red Sealing-Wax Palm by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a palm (cluster) habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Brilliant red leaf sheath (lipstick palm).
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Karnataka, Puducherry.
- Confirm it sits within the Arecaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Red Sealing-Wax Palm.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cyrtostachys renda
- Genus
- Cyrtostachys
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Habit
- Palm (Cluster)
- Native to
- Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Puducherry
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“Its petioles grow up to 15 centimetres (5.9 inches) long and have pinnate leaves have about 50 pairs of pinnae.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Red Sealing-Wax Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
Typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Red Sealing-Wax Palm
Red Sealing-wax Palm (Cyrtostachys renda) belongs to the Arecaceae family, where it grows as a clustering palm. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Karnataka and Puducherry. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Uses
It is planted as an ornamental.
Arecaceae
Palm family
Red Sealing-Wax Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
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