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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)

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