Palms   Areca latiloba

Synonymy: None Common Names: None Distribution: Malay Peninsula Habitat: Tropical rainforest Description: A medium sized, solitary palm to about 3m tall, with a small head of leaves. It has a greeen trunk trunk to about 8cm wide. General: Culture: Warm, sheltered, and moist. Not very common in cultivation

Figure 1. A. latiloba infructescence

Figure 2. Looking into the crown of a tall A. latiloba , Jeram Tai, Malaya.

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Mike Gray

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