Arecaceae

Southern arenga

Arenga australasica (H.Wendl. & Drude) S.T.Blake ex H.E.Moore

Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Arenga

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Southern arenga: Arenga australasica in Cairns Botanic Gardens, September 2024 — Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: أرينجة أسترالاسية, أرينجة صغيرة الثمار
Chinese: 澳洲桄榔, 小果桄榔, 細籽棕
English: Southern arenga
Indonesian: Aren sagu

Synonyms

Arenga gracilicaulis F.M.Bailey
Arenga microcarpa Becc.
Arenga microcarpa var. keyensis Becc.
Didymosperma humile Lauterb. & K.Schum.
Didymosperma microcarpum (Becc.) Warb. ex K.Schum. & Lauterb.
Didymosperma novoguineense Warb. ex K.Schum. & Lauterb.
Normanbya australasicus (H.Wendl. & Drude) Baill.
Saguerus australasicus H.Wendl. & Drude

Photos

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Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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). About our plant data.