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Arecaceae

Malay pinanga palm

Pinanga malaiana (Mart.) Scheff.

Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Pinanga

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Malay pinanga palm: Pinanga malaiana (fruits) Sungai Nipah, Terengganu, Malaysia. Oct. 2002
Photo: Scott Zona, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Malay pinanga palm
Malay
Lagung, Pinang hutan, Pokok Pinang Hutan

Synonyms

  • Areca haematocarpon Griff.
  • Areca malaiana (Mart.) Griff.
  • Pinanga malaiana var. bangkana Becc.
  • Pinanga malaiana var. barramensis Becc.
  • Pinanga malaiana var. dusunensis Becc.
  • Pinanga malaiana var. landakensis Becc.
  • Ptychosperma malaianum (Mart.) Miq.
  • Seaforthia malaiana Mart.

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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.