Arenga pinnata
Areng Palm, Black Fiber Palm
Other regional names: Malay Sago Palm +1 more
- Malay Sago Palm
- Sugar Palm
Also known as: Arenga gamuto Merr. +15 more
- Arenga gamuto Merr.
- Arenga griffithii Seem. ex H.Wendl.
- Arenga saccharifera Labill. ex DC.
- Arenga saccharifera Labill., 1801
- Borassus gomutus Lour.
- Caryota onusta Blanco
- Gomutus rumphii Corrêa
- Gomutus saccharifer (Labill. ex DC.) Spreng.
- Gomutus vulgaris Oken
- Saguerus gamuto Houtt.
- Saguerus pinnatus Wurmb
- Saguerus rumphii (Corrêa) Roxb.
- Saguerus rumphii (Corrêa) Roxb. ex Ainslie
- Saguerus rumphii (Corrêa) Roxb. ex Fleming
- Saguerus saccharifer (Labill. ex DC.) Blume
- Sagus gomutus (Lour.) Perr.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Arecaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Arenga pinnata (commonly known as Areng Palm or Black-fiber palm) is a palm tree within the Arecaceae family. It originates in Tropical Asia. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Palm
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Thailand
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)
Andaman Is., Benin, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Hawaii, India, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, New Guinea, Trinidad-Tobago