Veitchia arecina, commonly known as Montgomery palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It grows up to about 10 m (33 ft) tall and has white or yellow blooms.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Montgomery palm being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Hyophorbe verschaffeltii
- Adonidia merrillii
- Areca catechu — considered toxic
- Dictyosperma album
- Chambeyronia macrocarpa
- Roystonea oleracea
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Arecales
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Veitchia
- Species
- Veitchia arecina
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