Plant knowledge
Areca Palm
Dypsis lutescens
আরিকা পাম
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Origin
- Madagascar
- Native status
- introduced
- Habit
- palm
- Mature height
- 2–6 m
- Mature spread
- 1.5–3 m
- Climate
- Bright interiors and sheltered outdoor courts
- Light
- bright indirect
- Water
- moderate
- Soil
- Free-draining sandy loam
- Growth
- Moderate
- Flowering
- Secondary to foliage
- Fruiting
- Not a crop palm here
Uses
- Screening in bright rooms
- Pool-court softening
Care
- Bright light without scorch. Keep evenly moist in heat.
Landscape uses
- Resort courts
- Office façades
Limited native value; useful structure.
Environmental benefits
- Vertical green mass in pots
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