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Accession Data:

Cyrtostachys renda Blume

  • Common Name: Red Lipstick Palm
  • Family: Arecaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Pen. Thailand to W. Malesia
  • Habitat: swampy areas in bright light

  • Culture: bright light, warmth, uniform moisture - can tolerate wet feet, does not like to dry out at all.
  • USDA Zone: 11-12

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200900083
  • Source: Tobias Spanner - www.rarepalmseeds.com
  • Accession Date: 11-20-2009
  • Bench: 1216 - AUS:Ground Bed 2 SW
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-26-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Arecales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Arecaceae
  • SubFamily: Arecoideae
  • Tribe: Areceae
  • SubTribe: Cyrtostachydinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Thailand / Borneo / Malaya / Sumatera

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.
  2. Cyrtostachys renda. (2012, January 30). Wikispecies, . Retrieved 15:49, November 4, 2013
  3. WCSP (2013). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families'. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 November 2013.

data regenerated on Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:00:19 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Cyrtostachys renda

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Subfamily Arecoideae
Tribe Areceae

  • Arecinae: Pinanga coronata
  • Cyrtostachydinae: Cyrtostachys renda
  • Ptychospermatinae: Ptychosperma macarthurii

Subfamily Arecoideae
Tribe Euterpeae

  • Euterpe edulis

Subfamily Arecoideae
Tribe Roystoneae

  • Roystonea regia

Subfamily Ceroxyloideae
Tribe Ceroxyleae

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Subfamily Ceroxyloideae
Tribe Hyophorbeae

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Subfamily Coryphoideae
Tribe Corypheae

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  • Sabalinae: Sabal palmetto

Subfamily Coryphoideae
Tribe Phoeniceae

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Subfamily Coryphoideae
Tribe Trachycarpeae

  • Rhapidinae: Chamaerops humilis
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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