Arenga — 8 species

Botanical species in the genus Arenga recorded in the PlantPeers database.

Arenga brevipes
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Arenga brevipes

Arenga brevipes

Family: Arecaceae

Cultivation

Requires a warm, sheltered and moist position. The tree does not flower until it is mature. A flowering shoot is produced from each node on the stem, commencing with the node at the top of the plant and working down to the base.

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Arenga engleri
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Arenga engleri

Arenga engleri

Family: Arecaceae

Cultivation

Established plant can tolerant occasional lows of -5°c. Requires a sunny, moist, but well drained position. Succeeds in light shade.

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Arenga microcarpa
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Arenga microcarpa

Arenga microcarpa

Family: Arecaceae

Cultivation

Individual stems do not flower until they are mature. A flowering shoot is produced from each node on the stem, commencing with the node at the top of the plant and working down to the base. Vegetative growth ceases when the first flowering shoot is produced, and the stem dies once flowers have been produced from the basal node.

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Arenga obtusifolia
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Arenga obtusifolia

Arenga obtusifolia

Family: Arecaceae

Cultivation

Grows best in a sunny position. Unlike the majority of species in this genus, Arenga obtusifolia does not die after flowering. Flowering stems arise from every node on the stem, commencing at the lowest node and continuing upwards as the plant continues to grow.

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Arenga pinnata
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Arenga pinnata

Arenga pinnata

Family: Arecaceae

Cultivation

A plant of the moist, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,400 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 28°c, but can tolerate 16 - 32°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 3,000 - 3,500mm, but tolerates 2,000 - 4,000mm.

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Arenga tremula
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Arenga tremula

Arenga tremula

Family: Arecaceae

Cultivation

Individual stems do not flower until they are mature. A flowering shoot is produced from each node on the stem, commencing with the node at the top of the plant and working down to the base. Vegetative growth ceases when the first flowering shoot is produced, and the stem dies once flowers have been produced from the basal node.

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Arenga undulatifolia
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Arenga undulatifolia

Arenga undulatifolia

Family: Arecaceae

Cultivation

Individual stems do not flower until they are mature. A flowering shoot is produced from each node on the stem, commencing with the node at the top of the plant and working down to the base. Vegetative growth ceases when the first flowering shoot is produced, and the stem dies once flowers have been produced from the basal node.

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Arenga westerhoutii
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Arenga westerhoutii

Arenga westerhoutii

Family: Arecaceae

Cultivation

The tree does not flower until it is mature. A flowering shoot is produced from each node on the stem, commencing with the node at the top of the plant and working down to the base. Vegetative growth ceases when the first flowering shoot is produced, and the stem dies once flowers have been produced from the basal node.

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