Palm Trees - Arenga pinnata

Arenga pinnata

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


General Information
Family:
Arecaceae
Common Names:
Sugar Palm
Synonyms:
Arenga saccharifera
Caryota onusta
Saguerus pinnatus
Distribution:
South China
To Central Malaysia
Habitat:
Rainforest
Conservation Status:
Habitat Threats:

Native Uses:
Food Source
Construction
Commercial Uses:
Locally Cultivated For Sugar Production

Physical Characteristics
Height:
Up to 20m (65ft)
Spread:
Up to 10m (33ft)
Growth Habit:
Solitary
Growth Rate:
Medium
Trunk Type:
No Crownshaft
Brown Fibrous Matting
Persistant Leaf Bases
Trunk Diameter:
Up to 500mm (20")
Leaf Type:
Pinnate
Leaf Size:
Up to 12m (40ft)
Leaf Colour:
Dark Green
Silver Underside
Petiole:
Self Cleaning:
No
Inflorescence Colour:
Yellow
Reproduction:
Fruit Description:
Up to 40mm (1.5")
Fruit Colour:
Green Ripens To Black

Cultural Requirements
Light:
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Soil:
Well Draining
Watering:
Regular
Maintain Moisture
Min. Temp:
-2°C (28°F)
Tolerances:
High Humidity
Light Frost
Low Light
Poor Soils
Propagation:
Seed
Germination:
1-3 Months
30°C (86°F)
Planting:
Single
Open Areas
Uses:
Potted (When Smaller)
Specimen
Availability:
Specialist Nurseries
Seed Distributors

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.