Cyrtostachys renda
Lipstick Palm, Maharajah Palm
Other regional names: Sealing Wax Palm
- Sealing Wax Palm
Also known as: Areca erythrocarpa H.Wendl. +6 more
- Areca erythrocarpa H.Wendl.
- Areca erythropoda Miq.
- Bentinckia renda (Blume) Mart.
- Cyrtostachys lakka Becc.
- Cyrtostachys lakka var. singaporensis Becc.
- Pinanga rubricaulis Linden
- Ptychosperma coccinea Teijsm. & Binn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Arecaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Cyrtostachys renda (commonly known as Lipstick Palm or Maharajah Palm) is a palm tree belonging to the Arecaceae family. Indigenous to Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Palm
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Borneo, Malaya, Sumatera, 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)
Trinidad-Tobago