English: Bangalow palm; King palm; Illawara palm; Piccabben; Piccabeen.
Clades:
Arecaceae;
Arecales;
Commelinoids;
Liliidae;
Lilianae;
Angiospermae;
Plants.
Region: Australia.
Use: urban environments.
Botany: palm, over 20 m tall; leaves evergreen; flowers violet, midsummer; fruits red, attractive to birds; habitat wet subtropics, good water supply, ravines and grottos; fronds do not create a nesting environment for insects or macrofauna like rodents.
Culture: ornamental; noxious invasive species, replacing native palms like Euterpe edulis.