Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Arecales > Arecaceae > Archontophoenix > Archontophoenix cunninghamiana| | Archontophoenix cunninghamiana (Bangalow Palm) | |
Synonyms: Jessenia amazonum; Loroma amethystina; Loroma cunninghamiana; Ptychosperma cunninghamianum; Seaforthia elegans Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, the Bangalow Palm or King Palm, is an Australian palm. It can grow up to and over 20 metres tall. Its flower colour is violet and the red fruits are attractive to birds. It flowers in mid-summer and has evergreen foliage. It has become a noxious weed in many areas where it has been used as an ornamental plant. In Southern Brazil, it has become an invasive species, profiting from the local extinction of the endangered native palm Euterpe edulis.. |
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, commonly known as the bangalow palm, the king palm and the piccabeen palm, is largely cultivated for its tall, graceful appearance. It is endemic to the south east Australian coast, where it fruits and flowers all year round, and can grow up to 30 m high. A. cunninghamiana is extremely tolerant of shade and is able to grow in a range of soils; it has become invasive in several countries, including Australia, Brazil and New Zealand. It is monoecious, a prolific seeder, and can germinate fairly quickly (1 - 3 months), all of which contribute to its invasiveness. |
| Allergen Potential [1] | Medium |  | | Leaf Type [2] | Evergreen | | Structure [2] | Tree |
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E. Australia; Species recognized by Govaerts R., 11-Nov-2003, WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in  Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000) ♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 3The parakeet Brotogeris tirica feeds on and disperses the fruits of the palm Syagrus romanzoffiana in Southeastern Brazil, Sazima, I., Biota Neotropica, Vol. 8 (number 1): 2008; p. 231-234. ♦ 4Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19 ♦ 5Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 |
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