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Areca Triandra A
is a palm native to India and Malaysia which is often used as ornamental plant. Stems : clustered, 1.5–4(–7) m tall; stems slender, green, 3–5 cm, with stilt roots. Leaves : slightly drooping, 1-1.8 m long; sheaths forming a swollen, green crown shaft; petiole slender; leaflets 0.3–1 m long, 3.5–5 cm wide. Inflorescences : 15–30 × 5–15 cm; prophyll 30 cm long. Flowers ♂ cream-coloured with a strong lemon fragrance, 2.5 mm long; ♀ globose, cream-coloured, 7.5 mm long. Fruits : 2.5 cm long, with a prominently beaked tip, ripening to orange, then to scarlet.
Tropical and subtropical Asia (including Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Malay peninsula)
This one is readily available in Miami for purchase and cultivation. However, it will need plenty of water in the dry season...especially in sandy soil.
Spotted on Jan 11, 2008
Submitted on May 2, 2012
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