Arecaceae

Bangalow palm

Archontophoenix cunninghamiana (H.Wendl.) H.Wendl. & Drude

Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Archontophoenix

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Bangalow palm: Looking upwards at a bangalow palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana) and other plants making up the canopy of subtropical rainforest in Dorrigo National Park, Ne — Photo: Bruce Paton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Chinese: 阔叶假槟榔
English: Bangalow palm, Piccabeen palm
Finnish: Sirokeisaripalmu, Kuningatarpalmu
Hebrew: ארכי-תמר קונינגהמיאנה
Persian: نخل پادشاه
Spanish: Palma bangalow

Synonyms

Jessenia amazonum Drude
Loroma amethystina O.F.Cook
Loroma cunninghamiana (H.Wendl.) O.F.Cook
Ptychosperma cunninghamianum H.Wendl.
Seaforthia elegans Hook.

Photos

Photo: Bruce Paton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve L. Martin, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Margaret Donald from Sydney, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thomas Mesaglio, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Robert McPherson, CC0, 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.