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Metroxylon filare (Giseke) Mart.
Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 216 (1838).
Family: ARECACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Pigafetta filaris (Giseke) Becc.
Malesia 1: 90 (1877)

Metroxylon filare (Pigafetta filaris) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Pigafetta filaris (Giseke) Becc.
Malesia 1: 90 (1877)
Synonymy: 10
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Wanga palm, White wanga palm, Papua New Guinea palm, Papua New Guinea Pigafetta palm, Pigafetta palm
INDONESIAN (Bahasa Indonesia): Wanga



20615 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Trunk and spiny stems at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012. (Pigafetta filaris) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Crown with spines at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012. (Pigafetta filaris) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

20614 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Trunk and sign at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012. (Pigafetta filaris) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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