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Areca triandra
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Areca triandra

Areca triandra

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—

A plant of the moist tropics, it can also be grown in subtropical areas[1]. It can tolerate light frosts, having survived temperatures down to -2.5°c[2]. Plants require shade when young, but become somewhat more tolerant of the sun as they grow older[1, 2]. Prefers a moist but well-drained soil[1]. The plant can flower almost all year round, the fruit tsking about 7.5 months to ripen[3]. The plant may form highly sterile hybrids with Areca catechu, and may be useful in breeding programmes[3].

Propagation

Seed - sow fresh in a nursery seedbed or in containers. It takes 6 - 10 months to germinate[3]. Basal suckers can be removed from the parent plant and transplanted[3]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Areca+triandra>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. — http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ ↩︎Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website.
  2. [2]Desert Tropicals — http://www.desert-tropicals.com/ ↩︎The main focus of the site is succulent plants, but it also contains information on a wide range of other species. Usually at least one good photograph, plus basic information about the plant and its cultivation.
  3. [3]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
  4. [4]Encyclopaedia of Herbs and their Uses. — Bown. D. · Dorling Kindersley, London. · 1995 · ISBN 0-7513-020-31 ↩︎A very well presented and informative book on herbs from around the globe. Plenty in it for both the casual reader and the serious student. Just one main quibble is the silly way of having two separate entries for each plant.
  5. [5]Palms of the World — Blombery. A. & Rodd. T. · Angus and Robertson · 1992 · ISBN 0-207-14848-1 ↩︎An excellent guide, well illustrated, with information on cultivation, uses, habitat etc of almost 200 species of Palms.
  6. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎