Mazhar Botanic Garden

Cyrtostachys renda

lipstick palm

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000843
Common name: Lipstick palm
English name: Red sealing wax palm
Native: Thailand, Malaysia,
Country: Malaysia Thailand
(PGR): Rare

Multi-stemmed, slow-growing, clustering palm tree, it can grow  to 16 m tall, 10 cm in diameter,  scarlet to bright red colored crownshaft and leaf sheath leaves pinnate fruit ovoid 14 cm in diameter, green turning bluish-black when ripe

Ornamental palm.

Cyrtostachys  lakka Becc

.
Texture: Loam
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: None
Water Sources: Medium Water
Climates: Tropical
Lights: Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 11 : 12
pH range: 6.1-7.8
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Palm
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Tropical evergreen forest
pH: Acid Neutral

The information in this website has been compiled from reliable sources, such as reference works on medicinal plants. It is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment and Mazhar Botanic Garden does not purport to provide any medical advice. Readers should always consult his/her physician before using or consuming a plant for medicinal purposes.