Sealing Wax Palm
Cyrtostachys renda
English Common Name: Sealing Wax Palm, Lipstick Palm, Maharajah Palm
Chinese Name / 植物中文名: 印章棕 (Yìnzhāng zōng)
Other Local Name: Pinang Merah (Malaysia), Pinang Rajah (Singapore)
Family Name: Arecaceae (Palm Family)
Scientific Name: Cyrtostachys renda
Synonym: Areca erythrocarpa, Areca erythropoda, Bentinckia renda, Cyrtostachys lakka, Pinanga purpurea, Pinanga rubricaulis, Ptychosperma coccinea
Classification: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) > Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants Division) > Arecales > Arecaceae (Palm Family) > Cyrtostachys
Origin: Southeast Asia
Growth Habit: Tree
Characteristic: A palm with distinct scarlet to bright red crownshaft that grows to 16 meters in height and forms dense clusters.
Care Requirements: Prefers semi to full sun and moderate to lots of watering.
Images Location: Penang, Malaysia (Images 1.2 and 3), Johor, Malaysia (Image 4)
Chinese Name / 植物中文名: 印章棕 (Yìnzhāng zōng)
Other Local Name: Pinang Merah (Malaysia), Pinang Rajah (Singapore)
Family Name: Arecaceae (Palm Family)
Scientific Name: Cyrtostachys renda
Synonym: Areca erythrocarpa, Areca erythropoda, Bentinckia renda, Cyrtostachys lakka, Pinanga purpurea, Pinanga rubricaulis, Ptychosperma coccinea
Classification: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) > Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants Division) > Arecales > Arecaceae (Palm Family) > Cyrtostachys
Origin: Southeast Asia
Growth Habit: Tree
Characteristic: A palm with distinct scarlet to bright red crownshaft that grows to 16 meters in height and forms dense clusters.
Care Requirements: Prefers semi to full sun and moderate to lots of watering.
Images Location: Penang, Malaysia (Images 1.2 and 3), Johor, Malaysia (Image 4)