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In Singapore: Hooker Fishtail Palm, Hooker's Sugar Palm, Sri-Sa-Yarm (Grown in Singapore)
Arenga hookeriana is a clustering understory palm from Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand, grown for its slender cane-like stems and silvery-backed leaves. It needs shade, humidity and warmth, so it suits sheltered gardens or large shaded interiors.
Arenga hookeriana (commonly known as the hooker fishtail palm) is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae found in Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
