Eden

Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Recent plants

Nov 13, 2019
Areca catechu L. (ARECACEAE) Solitary feather-leafed palm growing c. 15 m tall, 20-30 cm diameter. Crownshaft green, with 6-8 arching leaves to crown...
Nov 13, 2019
Arenga obtusifolia Mart. (ARECACEAE) Loosely clustering feather-leafed palm growing up to 15 m with diameter c. 50 cm. Leaf sheath only persistent for a shor...
Nov 13, 2019
Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr. (ARECACEAE) Solitary feather-leafed palm growing to 15 m with diameter c. 60 cm. Trunk covered with persistent leaf bases with black...
Nov 13, 2019
Arenga westerhoutii Griff. (ARECACEAE) Very similar habit as in Arenga pinnata, the main differences between the two among others are in the leaflet arrangemen...
Nov 13, 2019
Bismarckia nobilis Hildebr. & H.Wendl. (ARECACEAE) Solitary fan-leafed palm to 12 m tall in cultivation much tall in the wild, 30-45 cm diameter. The blade over 3 m wide o...
Nov 13, 2019
Borassodendron machadonis (Ridl.) Becc. (ARECACEAE) Solitary fan-leafed palm to 15 m tall, c. 30 cm diameter. Leaf sheath persistent in young palms but shedding off cleanly...
Nov 13, 2019
Borassus flabellifer L. (ARECACEAE) Solitary fan palm to 30 m tall, c. 90 cm diameter. The blade 2.5-3 m wide on stout yellowish green 1.8 m long petiole. T...
Nov 13, 2019
Caryota maxima Blume ex Mart. (ARECACEAE) Large solitary palm to 30 m, c. 30 cm diameter. Crown shaft elongated. Bipinnately compound leaves 3-6 m long, leaflets ...
Nov 13, 2019
Caryota mitis Lour. (ARECACEAE) Clumping palm to 4 m tall. Crown shaft elongated, 8-12 cm diameter. Bipinnately compound leaves, c. 2.5 m long, leaflets...
Nov 13, 2019
Cocos nucifera L. (ARECACEAE) Solitary feather-leafed palm to 30 m tall. Fronds are c. 5 m long, leaflets regularly arranged. Inflorescences are simpl...