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Arenga engleri
Dwarf Sugar Palm, Formosa Palm, Taiwan Arenga Palm, Taiwan Sugar Palm
Origin: Japan and Taiwan.
| Family |
| Arecaceae |
| Genus |
| Arenga |
| Species |
| engleri |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Synonyms |
| Arenga tremula var. engleri, Didymosperma engleri. |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9-10 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -6.6 - 4.5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 20 - 40 |
| Height |
| 3 m |
| Spread |
| 2-5m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Arenga engleri is a small, multi-stemmed, evergreen palm, forming a clump up to 3 metres tall and 5 metres wide. The unbranched stems are crowned by a rosette of leaves. A plant that is attractive to bees, butterflies, and birds. |
| Habitat |
| Lowland rain forests. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| By seed. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| The plant is harvested from for its edible buds, pith and sweet sap. |
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