Palm Trees - Arenga engleri

Arenga engleri

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Arenga engleri at The Palmetum of Santa Cruz, Tenerfie - April 2007




General Information
Family:
Arecaceae
Common Names:
Dwarf Sugar Palm
Formosa Palm
Synonyms:
Arenga tremula var. engleri
Didymosperma engleri
Distribution:
Nansei-shoto
To Taiwan
Habitat:
Open Forest
Conservation Status:
Habitat Threats:

Native Uses:
Food/Drink Ingredient
Commercial Uses:

Physical Characteristics
Height:
Up to 3m (10ft)
Spread:
Up to 5m (16ft)
Growth Habit:
Clumping
Growth Rate:
Trunk Type:
No Crownshaft
Black Fibrous
Trunk Diameter:
Up to 150mm (6")
Leaf Type:
Pinnate
Leaf Size:
Up to 2.4m (8ft)
Leaf Colour:
Dark Green
Silver Underside
Petiole:
Unarrmed
Self Cleaning:
No
Inflorescence Colour:
Ornage
Reproduction:
Monoecious
Fruit Description:
Up to 20mm (0.75")
Round
Fruit Colour:
Dark Red

Cultural Requirements
Light:
Partial Shade
Soil:
Moist
Well Draining
Mildly Acidic
Watering:
Regular
Maintain Moisture
Min. Temp:
-7°C (19°F)
Tolerances:
Full Sun (When Larger)
Low Light
Poor Soils
Pot Culture
Propagation:
Seed
Clump Separation
Germination:
3-6+ Months
25-30°C ( 77-86°F)
Planting:
Boundaries
Small Clumps
Understorey
Uses:
Hedging
Houseplant (When Smaller)
Potted
Understorey Feature
Availability:
Good
Nurseries
Garden Centres

References: IUCN 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 14 December 2004.
Kew World Checklist Of Selected Plant Families. <www.kew.org/wcsp/home.do>
Maas, P. J. M. & H. Maas-van de Kamer. Costaceae. Pp. 413-423 in, B. E. Hammel, M. H. Grayum, C. Herrera, & N. Zamora (eds.), Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. vol. II. Gimnospermas y monocotiledóneas (Agavaceae- Musaceae). Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 92: 1-694.
Noblick, L.R. Ph.D., 1998. Hardiness Observations In Palm Species. <www.bg-map.com/PLMTBLA.HTML>
Riffle,R.L. & Craft,P. 2003. An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms.