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Arecaceae

Thief palm

Phoenicophorium borsigianum (K.Koch) Stuntz

Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Phoenicophorium

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Common names

By language (10)
Catalan
Phoenicophorium
Chinese
凤凰刺椰
Croatian
Phoenicophorium
Dutch
Phoenicophorium
English
Thief palm, Latanier palm, Phoenicophorium
Japanese
キリンヤシ, セシエレンヤシ
Occitan
Phoenicophorium
Portuguese
Phoenicophorium
Spanish
Stevensonia
Vietnamese
Phoenicophorium

Synonyms

  • Areca sechellarum (H.Wendl.) Baill.
  • Astrocaryum aureopictum Verschaff.
  • Astrocaryum borsigianum K.Koch
  • Astrocaryum pictum Balf.f.
  • Astrocaryum sechellarum (H.Wendl.) Baill.
  • Phoenicophorium sechellarum H.Wendl.
  • Stevensonia borsigiana (K.Koch) L.H.Bailey
  • Stevensonia grandifolia Duncan ex Balf.f.
  • Stevensonia sechallara Van Houtte

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.