Arenga obtusifolia

Arenga obtusifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Arenga
Species:
A. obtusifolia
Binomial name
Arenga obtusifolia

Arenga obtusifolia is a flowering plant of the palm family (Palmae or Arecaceae) and is native to Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo and Java.[2] Its most interesting feature is that it forms rhizomes up to thirty feet (nine metres) in length, forming colonies.[3]

  1. ^ Hargreaves, S. (2022). "Arenga obtusifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T111452804A161420895. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T111452804A161420895.en. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Arenga obtusifolia Mart". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  3. ^ Tomlinson, P.B. (1990). The Structural Biology of Palms. Cambridge, England: Clarendon Press. p. <not recorded>.