Areca triandra
Australian Areca Palm, Bungua
Other regional names: Wild Areca Palm
- Wild Areca Palm
Also known as: Areca alicae W.Hill ex F.Muell. +10 more
- Areca alicae W.Hill ex F.Muell.
- Areca aliceae W.Hill ex F.Muell.
- Areca borneensis Becc.
- Areca laxa Buch.-Ham.
- Areca nagensis Griff.
- Areca polystachya (Miq.) H.Wendl.
- Areca triandra var. bancana Scheff.
- Areca triandra var. laxa (Buch.-Ham.) Becc.
- Areca triandra var. nagensis (Griff.) Becc.
- Nenga nagensis (Griff.) Scheff.
- Ptychosperma polystachyum Miq.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Arecaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Areca triandra (commonly known as Australian areca palm or Bungua) is a palm tree belonging to the Arecaceae family. Naturally occurring in Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Palm
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, East Himalaya, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
China South-Central, China Southeast, Hawaii, Panama, Sri Lanka, Trinidad-Tobago