Palm Genera: 6 of 190

Adonidia

1 species. Adonidia merrillii is native to Palawan Island in the Philippines. It is a very common landscaping palm often available under the name Veitchia merrillii or the Christmas palm. Its fruits are bright red and very ornamental. Unfortunately, it is highly susceptible to lethal yellowing disease. It also appears to be invasive in irrigated South Florida landscapes.

Christmas palm; Manila palm


Fairchild resources
6 images	9 plants	3 Herbarium sheets	2 DNA samples


Conservation status
Species	Status	Redlist data	Criteria
Adonidia merrillii	Lower risk, near threatened	LR/nt	1994

Source: IUCN 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24-Aug-05.


Horticulture
	Cultivation in S. Florida	Moderately easy	Size	Moderate, fast growing

	Light requirements	Moderate to high	Water requirements	Moderate

	Hardiness	USDA zone 10	Elevation	Low to medium

	Soil pH	Moderate (neutral) to high (alkaline)	Hybridization	Not reported

	Lethal yellowing	High susceptibility	Availability	High

Adonidia

Fairchild resources

Conservation status

Horticulture