Arenga obtusifolia

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Figure 1. Young plant in Sri Lanka.

Habitat:

Steep hillsides in coastal areas of Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Description:

A medium sized clumping palm to about 8m, with large spreading leaves, green above, and silvery beneath.

Culture:

Sunny position in the tropics.

Contributed by:

Rolf Kyburz (Figure 1)

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk