Manila palm

Veitchia merrillii

Flower name
Manila palm
Scientific name
Veitchia merrillii
Aliasマニラパーム, マニラ椰子, Christmas palm, クリスマス・パーム, Adonidia merrillii
Place of originPhilippines
Place of floweringBotanical Gardens, Overseas
Flowering seasonMay, June

What is Manila palm

Manila palm, Botanical Name:Veitchia merrillii syn. Adonidia merrillii is an evergreen medium- and high-levels tree of Arecaceae family native of Philippines and is the palm which shape of a tree is lucid by height approximately height of the tree 7m, and is beautiful. A base grows the trunk a little into long pieces generally. It is colored dark green, and big jugum grows a bunch, and the leaf becoming the top of the trunk curves in a bow shape. By monoecism, a thin yellow floret runs out into a an ear form. There is a bract in the base of the inflorescence. Because red of the fruit is combined with the green of the leaf and becomes the Christmas color, by another name, it is called Christmas palm.