EPPO Global Database

Cyrtostachys renda(CZYRE)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: CZYRE
  • Preferred name: Cyrtostachys renda
  • Authority: von Blume

Notes

Native to Indochina (Thailand), Malesia (Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo). Widely cultivated as an ornamental palm in tropical countries. Symbol of the Singapore Botanic Garden.


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Cyrtostachys lakka Beccari

Common names
Name Language
lipstick palm English
maharajah palm English
red sealing-wax palm English
sealing-wax palm English
Rotstiel-Palme German
Siegellack-Palme German
palmier à tronc rouge French
palma-de-cera Portuguese
palmeira-de-cera Portuguese
palmeira-laca Portuguese
palmeira-laca-vermelha Portuguese
beniyashi Japanese
himeshôjôyashi Japanese
ヒメショウジョウヤシ Japanese
ベニヤシ Japanese
pinang rajah Indonesian