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Black fiber palm (Arenga australasica)

Description

Arenga is a genus of palms, native to Southeast Asia, southern China, New Guinea, and northern Australia. They are small to medium-sized palms, growing to 2�20 m tall, with pinnate leaves 2�12 m long Arenga palms can grow in areas with little sunlight and relatively infertile soil

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Arecales

            • Family: Arecaceae

              • Genus: Arenga