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Pinanga disticha

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Pinanga disticha
At Jengai, Terengganu, Malaysia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Pinanga
Species:
P. disticha
Binomial name
Pinanga disticha
(Roxb.) Blume ex H.Wendl.

Pinanga disticha is a species of palm in the family Arecaceae that is native to southern Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra.[1] It is best known for its foliage; the young leaves are dark pink with light pink markings, and older leaves are green with white markings.[2]

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