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Manila Palm
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Palms

Manila Palm

Adonidia merrillii (Becc.) Becc.

VU Vulnerable

Names

EnglishManila Palm
DutchManillapalm
SpanishPalma de Manila
Chinese圣诞椰子
Sranan Tongopalmbon (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAdonidia merrillii (Becc.) Becc.

About this species

Adonidia merrillii, the Manila palm, is a palm tree species endemic to the Philippines (Palawan and Danjugan Island). This palm was cultivated for centuries in the Philippines before becoming a staple in the West. It is reportedly naturalized in the West Indies and Florida. It is commonly known as the "Christmas palm" because its fruits become bright scarlet and tend to be that color in winter. This palm is typically fairly small and slender, normally attaining 25 feet or 8 meters in height but has attained over 40 feet in some instances. Most plants maintain 5-7 fronds when young, gradually building up the crown as the palm ages, and sometimes reaches 10-12 fronds when mature.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderArecales
FamilyArecaceae
GenusAdonidia

In Suriname

4Records in Suriname
4iNaturalist observations
2014First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne2
  • Nickerie1
  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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