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Areca triandra

Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham. (1826)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Areca

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Water/Ocean
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Bibliography

Name Published In: Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 5: 310 (1826)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Areca triandra Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Clumping; trunk 12.5' tall, 1.75 diam. Leaf: dark, shiny green; sheath 25.5; petiole 10; rachis 68, w/24 leafletson a side of 1-3 folds, terminal w/more. Infl. light green, 13 long, 15 wide, 3x branched, w/female flwrs borne near the axis; prophyll 13.25 long. Male flwrs very small, white, 3 stamens. [Frt red, fleshy over fibers, ca. 1 long, elliptic. (frt missing)]. Baker, R.F. 890182 Oahu BISH 1989-12-11
2 Areca triandra Hilo Forestry Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Clumping palm 5 m. Trunk light colored, to 2 diam. Fronds to 1 m. Crown-shaft to 0.5 m. Black scales on upper part of rachis & at top of leaf base. Fruit red. Teraoka, W. 201 Hawaii BISH 1980-01-13
3 Areca triandra Hilo Forestry Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Clumping palm 5 m. Trunk light colored, to 2 diam. Fronds to 1 m. Crown-shaft to 0.5 m. Black scales on upper part of rachis & at top of leaf base. Fruit red. Teraoka, W. 201 Hawaii BISH 1980-01-13
4 Areca triandra Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Clumping; trunk 12.5' tall, 1.75 diam. Leaf: dark, shiny green; sheath 25.5; petiole 10; rachis 68, w/24 leafletson a side of 1-3 folds, terminal w/more. Infl. light green, 13 long, 15 wide, 3x branched, w/female flwrs borne near the axis; prophyll 13.25 long. Male flwrs very small, white, 3 stamens. [Frt red, fleshy over fibers, ca. 1 long, elliptic. (frt missing)]. Baker, R.F. 890182 Oahu BISH 1989-12-11
5 Areca triandra Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Clumping; trunk 12.5' tall, 1.75 diam. Leaf: dark, shiny green; sheath 25.5; petiole 10; rachis 68, w/24 leafletson a side of 1-3 folds, terminal w/more. Infl. light green, 13 long, 15 wide, 3x branched, w/female flwrs borne near the axis; prophyll 13.25 long. Male flwrs very small, white, 3 stamens. [Frt red, fleshy over fibers, ca. 1 long, elliptic. (frt missing)]. Baker, R.F. 890182 Oahu BISH 1989-12-11
6 Areca triandra Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Clumping; trunk 12.5' tall, 1.75 diam. Leaf: dark, shiny green; sheath 25.5; petiole 10; rachis 68, w/24 leafletson a side of 1-3 folds, terminal w/more. Infl. light green, 13 long, 15 wide, 3x branched, w/female flwrs borne near the axis; prophyll 13.25 long. Male flwrs very small, white, 3 stamens. [Frt red, fleshy over fibers, ca. 1 long, elliptic. (frt missing)]. Baker, R.F. 890182 Oahu BISH 1989-12-11
7 Areca triandra Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Clumping; trunk 12.5' tall, 1.75 diam. Leaf: dark, shiny green; sheath 25.5; petiole 10; rachis 68, w/24 leafletson a side of 1-3 folds, terminal w/more. Infl. light green, 13 long, 15 wide, 3x branched, w/female flwrs borne near the axis; prophyll 13.25 long. Male flwrs very small, white, 3 stamens. [Frt red, fleshy over fibers, ca. 1 long, elliptic. (frt missing)]. Baker, R.F. 890182 Oahu BISH 1989-12-11
8 Areca triandra Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Clumping; trunk 12.5' tall, 1.75 diam. Leaf: dark, shiny green; sheath 25.5; petiole 10; rachis 68, w/24 leafletson a side of 1-3 folds, terminal w/more. Infl. light green, 13 long, 15 wide, 3x branched, w/female flwrs borne near the axis; prophyll 13.25 long. Male flwrs very small, white, 3 stamens. [Frt red, fleshy over fibers, ca. 1 long, elliptic. (frt missing)]. Baker, R.F. 890182 Oahu BISH 1989-12-11
9 Areca triandra Hilo Forestry Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Clumping palm 5 m. Trunk light colored, to 2 diam. Fronds to 1 m. Crown-shaft to 0.5 m. Black scales on upper part of rachis & at top of leaf base. Fruit red. Teraoka, W. 201 Hawaii BISH 1980-01-13
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