Arenga westerhoutii Griff.

 
  • Family : ARECACEAE
    (Palm Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NARIYAL FAMILY (नारियल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Arecaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Saguerus westerhoutii (Griff.) H.Wendl. & Drude
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Arenga westerhoutii Griff.
  • Habit : Palm
  • Key identification features : Solitary, evergreen; Stem unbranched, erect, up to 12m tall, surface brown, fibrous; Crown 6-12 large pinnate leaves, forms terminal rosette; Leaves pinnate, up to 8m long, dark green above, silvery underside, petiole unarmed; Flowers solitary, sessile, sepals broad, petals 3, cordate, concave, obtusely carinate; Ovary roundish, trigonal, apex depressed, surface marked with 3 lines running from ovary's angle to stigmas, stigma 3, tooth-shaped, connivent, forming a cone-like structure; Fruit roundish, apex depressed, with 3-lobed trigonal vertex, terminated by sphacelated stigmas, perianth persistent, outer layer thick, fibrous-fleshy.
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Manipur : Manipur
  • Native : Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan to S. China and Peninsula Malaysia
  • Literature :
    • A.A.Mao, & Sudhansu Sekhar Dash (Eds.). (2020). Flowering Plants of India An annotated checklist Monocotyledons. Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Arenga westerhoutii
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Arenga westerhoutii. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution

GBIF Distribution
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