Arenga — 8 species
Botanical species in the genus Arenga recorded in the PlantPeers database.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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