Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
Bangalow palm · also King palm, Illawarra palm, Piccabeen palm
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The Bangalow palm is an evergreen feather palm with a slender, single trunk and an arching crown of lush, dark green leaves, producing pink to lavender flowers and bright red drupes. It is a popular coastal ornamental, adaptable to various soil types and strong winds, but is not frost-hardy and can be invasive in some regions. This fast-growing palm attracts birds and is widely cultivated.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 3,1130.21%——
- 620.02%—5.7 in
- 270.02%5.1 yr5.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Palm
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 50–70 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–15 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.5 in, mean 6.3 in, 90th percentile 11 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Queensland tropical rain forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Southeast Australia temperate forests
Other Archontophoenix in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
