Arecaceae

White el palm

Acanthophoenix crinita (Bory) H.Wendl.

Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Acanthophoenix

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White el palm: Acanthophoenix crinita — Photo: RuB, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 大刺椰
English: White el palm, Yellow el palm
French: Palmiste noir, Palmiste noir des hauts, Palmiste rouge des Hauts

Synonyms

Areca crinita Bory

Photos

Photo: RuB, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Augustin Soulard, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.