Areca vestiaria Giseke

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Areca

Characteristics

A palm. It has a single smooth trunk but can be in clusters. This is 7 m tall and 10 cm across. The leaf stalks are bright orange. The leaves are dark green. The fronds are 1.3 m long and have 20-30 leaflets. Flowers are in clusters and are orange-yellow. They are on short stalks amongst the leaves.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in rainforests in the lowlands and up to 1,200 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zones 9-11. Cairns BG.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses material
Edible fruits nuts
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds or suckers.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Areca vestiaria unspecified picture

Distribution

Areca vestiaria world distribution map, present in Brazil and Moldova (Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:664234-1
WFO ID wfo-0000263405
COL ID 683H6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 448147
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mischophloeus paniculatus Mischophloeus vestiarius Areca langloisiana Ptychosperma vestiarium Seaforthia vestiaria Areca henrici Areca leptopetala Areca vestiaria Areca paniculata Pinanga vestiaria Ptychosperma paniculatum