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 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) 
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