Synonym: 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.