Taxon:  Archontophoenix alexandrae (F. Muell.) H. Wendl. & Drude



Summary
Genus:
Archontophoenix
Family:
Arecaceae (alt. Palmae)
Subfamily:
Arecoideae
Tribe:
Areceae
Nomen number:
3853
Place of publication:
Linnaea 39:212.  1875
Verified:
04/21/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
14 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Ptychosperma alexandrae F. Muell.

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Fruit and seed

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Beccari, O. & R. E. G. Pichi-Sermoli. 1955. Subfamiliae arecoidearum palmae gerontogeae: tribuum et generum conspectus. Webbia 11:63-64.
  4. Dowe, J. L. & D. R. Hodel. 1994. A revision of Archontophoenix H. Wendl. & Drude (Arecaceae). Austrobaileya 4:231.
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1215.
  6. Francis, W. D. & G. M. Chippendale. 1970. Australian rain-forest trees
  7. Govaerts, R. & J. Dransfield. 2005. World checklist of palms.
  8. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  9. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  10. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  11. Moore, H. E., Jr. 1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:126.
  12. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  13. Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
  14. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  15. St. John, H. 1973. List and summary of the flowering plants in the Hawaiian islands
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAlexandra palm  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Englishking palm  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Englishnorthern bangalow palm  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
EnglishPicabeen palm  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
GermanAlexandrapalme  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1215.
GermanHerrscherpalme  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1215.
Swedishalexandrapalm  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueenslandn.Dowe, J. L. & D. R. Hodel. 1994. A revision of Archontophoenix H. Wendl. & Drude (Arecaceae). Austrobaileya 4:231.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland (n.)]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Dowe, J. L. & D. R. Hodel. 1994. A revision of Archontophoenix H. Wendl. & Drude (Arecaceae). Austrobaileya 4:231.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1215.
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=3853. Accessed 30 September 2026.