Arecaceae
Alexandra palm
Archontophoenix alexandrae
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Archontophoenix
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Common names
By language (11)
- Bangla
- আলেকজান্ডার পাম
- Cantonese
- 假檳郎
- Chinese
- 假槟榔, 亚力山大椰子, 鸡脚莲
- Dutch
- Australische koningspalm
- English
- Alexandra palm, Feather palm, King palm, Northern bangalow palm
- Finnish
- Hopeakeisaripalmu, Kuningaspalmu
- Hebrew
- דקל אלכסנדר, ארכי-תמר אלקסנדרה
- Japanese
- ユスラヤシ
- Persian
- نخل اسکندر
- Polish
- Feniks panujących
- Thai
- คิงปาล์ม
Synonyms
- Archontophoenix alexandrae var. beatriceae (F.Muell.) C.T.White
- Archontophoenix alexandrae var. schizanthera H.Wendl. & Drude
- Archontophoenix beatriceae (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey
- Jessenia glazioviana Dammer
- Ptychosperma alexandrae F.Muell.
- Ptychosperma beatriceae F.Muell.
- Ptychosperma drudei H.Wendl. ex Benth. & Hook.f.
- Saguaster drudei (H.Wendl. ex Benth. & Hook.f.) Kuntze
- Seaforthia alexandriae (F.Muell.) Schaedtler
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Kimble, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Kimble, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Kimble, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brisbane City Council, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.