Arecaceae
Alexander palm
Ptychosperma elegans
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Ptychosperma
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 海桃椰子, 海桃椰, 秀丽射叶椰, 雅致青棕
- English
- Alexander palm, Solitaire palm, Elegant palm
Synonyms
- Actinophloeus capitis-yorki (H.Wendl. & Drude) Burret
- Archontophoenix elegans (R.Br.) H.Wendl. & Drude ex Rock
- Archontophoenix elegans (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey
- Archontophoenix jardinei F.M.Bailey
- Archontophoenix veitchii H.Wendl. & Drude
- Pinanga smithii hort. ex Hook.f.
- Pinanga smithii B.S.Williams
- Ptychosperma capitis-yorki H.Wendl. & Drude
- Ptychosperma elegans var. sphaerocarpum Becc.
- Ptychosperma jardinei (F.M.Bailey) F.M.Bailey
- Ptychosperma seaforthia Miq.
- Ptychosperma wendlandianum Burret
- Ptychosperma wendlandianum var. sphaerocarpum (Becc.) Burret
- Saguaster capitis-yorki (H.Wendl. & Drude) Kuntze
- Saguaster capitis-yorkis Kuntze
- Saguaster elegans (R.Br.) Kuntze
- Seaforthia elegans R.Br.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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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.