Arecaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Pinanga sylvestris

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree

Growth—

Pinanga is a plant of the cooler humid tropics, where it is found at low to moderate elevations. It is likely to tolerate occasional, short-lived, light frosts. Species in this genus generally require a warm, sheltered position with at least moderate shade, especially when young. They grow best in a circumneutral, moist but well-drained soil and strongly dislike dry conditions^[1].

Propagation

Seed - Division of new growths at the base Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pinanga+sylvestris>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants — Ahmed Fayaz · Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand · 2011 · ISBN 978-1-55407-489 ↩︎A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
[2]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
[3]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
[4]Tropical Palms — Johnson D.V. · FAO, Rome · 2011 · http://www.fao.org/docrep/ · ISBN 978-92-5-106742-0 ↩︎A terse guide to some of the uses of palms. Also available for download from the web. (Search for "FAO Tropical Palms")
[PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎