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Adonidia merrillii
3-633.44.10Synonym: Veitchia merrillii.
Genus: 2 species; other is Adonidia maturbongsii.
English: Christmas Palm; Manila palm.
Region: Palawan, Danjugan Island, Sabah.
Clades: Lilianae, Commeliniden, Arecaceae, Stage 15.Botany: palm, fairly small, slender, 6 m high; fruits bright scarlet in winter. Taxonomy: many plams named Adonidia are similar Alexander palms
Use: ornamental; fruits as a substitute for the betel nut of Areca catechu.
Genus: 2 species; other is Adonidia maturbongsii.
English: Christmas Palm; Manila palm.
Region: Palawan, Danjugan Island, Sabah.
Clades: Lilianae, Commeliniden, Arecaceae, Stage 15.Botany: palm, fairly small, slender, 6 m high; fruits bright scarlet in winter. Taxonomy: many plams named Adonidia are similar Alexander palms
Use: ornamental; fruits as a substitute for the betel nut of Areca catechu.