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Bentinckia renda (Blume) Mart.
Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 316 (1853)
Family: ARECACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Cyrtostachys renda Blume
Bull. Sci. Phys. Nat. Néerl. 1: 66 (1838)

Bentinckia renda (Cyrtostachys renda) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii (USA). July 13, 2009.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Cyrtostachys renda Blume
Bull. Sci. Phys. Nat. Néerl. 1: 66 (1838)
Synonymy: 9
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Rajah wax palm, Maharajah palm, Red candle-wax palm, Sumatra wax palm, Sealing-wax palm, Red sealing wax palm, Lipstick palm
CHINESE (中文): 紅椰子
FRENCH (Français): Palmier rouge
HUNGARIAN (Magyar): Pecsétviaszpálma
INDONESIAN (Bahasa Indonesia): Palem merah
MALAY (بهاس ملاي /Bahasa Melayu ): Pinang raja
SPANISH (Español): Palma de tallo rojo, Palma lacre, Palma roja
THAI (ภาษาไทย): หมากแดง


20446 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Panaewa Zoo, Hawaii. July 16, 2012. (Cyrtostachys renda) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
20444 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Flowers at Panaewa Zoo, Hawaii. July 16, 2012. (Cyrtostachys renda) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

20445 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Colored trunk at Resort Management Group Nursery Kihei, Maui, Hawaii (USA). February 09, 2011. (Cyrtostachys renda) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
20443 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Fronds at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012. (Cyrtostachys renda) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

20442 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Panaewa Zoo, Hawaii, Hawaii (USA). July 16, 2012. (Cyrtostachys renda) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
20441 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Colored trunk at Resort Management Group Nursery Kihei, Maui, Hawaii (USA). February 09, 2011. (Cyrtostachys renda) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

20440 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at KiHana Nursery Kihei, Maui, Hawaii (USA). February 15, 2011. (Cyrtostachys renda) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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