Cyrtostachys renda
Family: Arecaceae Palm Tree
Common Name: Sealing Wax Palm
Scientific Synonymy:
Cyrtostachys lakka, Bentinckia renda, Areca erythropoda, Pinanga purpurea, Ptychosperma coccinea, Areca erythrocarpa, Pinanga rubricaulis
Cold Hardiness Zone: 11 View the UK and US zone maps
Cyrtostachys renda Information
General Information
This is a stunningly beautiful palm with a crownshaft and petioles of a bright scarlet red, the colour of red sealing wax, which is where the palm gets its common name. However, it is totally tropical in its requirements. Occurring usually near the coast in peat swamp forest in Malay Peninsular, Sumatra and Borneo.
Distribution
Distribution information currently being revised.