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Red Crownshaft Palm

Areca vestiaria

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Red Crownshaft Palm (Areca vestiaria) · whole-organism ecological reconstruction with diagnostic structures.
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About Red Crownshaft Palm

Red Crownshaft Palm (Areca vestiaria) is a post-contact introduced tree documented on Kauaʻi through cultivation records. A wet-tropical understory and lower-canopy palm adapted to humid forest, sometimes using stilt roots for support on unstable ground. Cultivated Kauaʻi presence does not establish naturalization.

Kauaʻi evidence

Taxonomic identity, tree form, diagnostic morphology and island occurrence use the linked reviewed sources. Historical planting, cultivation, naturalization and invasive status are separate. Generated imagery is not occurrence evidence.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Areca vestiaria
Common names
Orange crownshaft palm · Pinang merah · Red Crownshaft Palm
Other names
Areca vestiaria · Red Crownshaft Palm · Orange crownshaft palm · Pinang merah · Drymophloeus vestiarius · Seaforthia vestiaria
Record type
Species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
Recorded on Kauaʻi
Origin
Introduced
Conservation status
Not yet assessed
Evidence date
2026-10-06
Evidence limits
Current extent is unassessed; public locality is island level only.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats
Not yet assessed
Food and resource needs
Not yet assessed
Reproduction
Small flowers are borne on a short branched inflorescence below the crownshaft; fruits ripen from light orange or brownish tones to orange-red or maroon.
Shelter
Not yet assessed
Growth form
Palm tree · Slender solitary or clustering palm

Threats and conservation

Monitoring
Not yet assessed
Data gaps
Current population extent and trajectory · Additional species-specific ecological and conservation sources

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal timing
Not yet assessed
Seasonal description
Red Crownshaft Palm (Areca vestiaria) is a post-contact introduced tree documented on Kauaʻi through cultivation records. A wet-tropical understory and lower-canopy palm adapted to humid forest, sometimes using stilt roots for support on unstable ground. Cultivated Kauaʻi presence does not establish naturalization.

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