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Kentia forsteriana F.Muell.
Fragm. (Mueller) 7(54): 100. 1870 [Apr 1870]
Family: ARECACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Howea forsteriana (F.Muell.) Becc.
Malesia 1: 66. 1877

Crown, at Bordighera, Liguria, Italy.
Crown, at Bordighera, Liguria, Italy.

Synonyms:

Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Parlor palm, Hotel palm, Thatch palm, Thatch-leaf palm, Sentry palm, Paradise palm, Kentia palm, Forster sentry palm
CATALAN (Català): Quèntia
DUTCH (Nederlands): Kentiapalm
ESTONIAN (Eesti): Forsteri kentiapalm
FRENCH (Français): Kentia
GERMAN (Deutsch): Forstersche Kentia, Kentiapalme
ITALIAN (Italiano): Kentia, Howea
JAPANESE (日本語): Kencha yashi
RUSSIAN (Русский): Ховея Форстера
SPANISH (Español): Kentia


20507 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Garden of Eden Keanae, Maui, Hawaii (USA). March 30, 2011. (Howea forsteriana) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
20509 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Infructescences, at Bordighera, Liguria, Italy. (Howea forsteriana) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

20510 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Habit at Bordighera, Liguria, Italy. (Howea forsteriana) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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