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==Habitat and Distribution==
''Areca macrocalyx var. 'Marie''' is found in the Bismarck Archipelago, [[Image:99e359a1-578c-4959-af0f-729f831e00a2.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Red crownshaft form. Papua New Guinea. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.]]Maluku, New Guinea, Solomon Is. Montane Rainforest. Timika, on the southwestern coast of Western New Guinea,(formerly Irian Jaya).
==Description==
This is a red form of Areca macrocalyx from PNG that was introduced into cultivation by Maria Boggs, this species grows best in the tropics and will not tolerate temps below 5 C.
==Culture==
Growing Climate: Filtered light. Very attractive will grow in the subtropics but must have a protected area free from cold, dry winds and frost. Grows best in full sun or in a shaded position in a FROST FREE area and seems to handle most soil types but does best in well drained rich soils, watered 2 or 3 times a week with a nice thick mulch to help hold the moisture in the ground, and fertilizer once a year in the warmer months Temps 6c to 40C. This species is from PNG lowlands.
==Comments and Curiosities==

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image:0fc2a4e2-2249-4c63-bd6e-b99b71132613.jpg|Red form. Papua New Guinea. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker.
image:9e949995-5b8e-4fe9-a9f8-b29c6d3571e2.jpg|Red crownshaft form. Jivenang Village, near Frisch, Papua New Guinea. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
image:99e359a1-578c-4959-af0f-729f831e00a2.jpg|Red crownshaft form. Papua New Guinea. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
Image:Areca  macro eye1.jpg|Hawaii, Garden of Bo Lundkvist.
Image:Arec macro cr.jpg|Hawaii, Garden of Jeff and Suchin Marcus.
Image:Arec Macro tr.jpg|Hawaii.
Image:Arec macro ov.jpg|Hawaii.
Image:Areca macrocalyx.jpg|Hawaii.
Image:Areca macrocalyx seed.jpg|Seeds, Hawaii.
image:Areca_macrocalyx11.jpg|Photo by William H Chang
image:Timm.jpg|Hawaii. Photo by Timothy Brian
image:Timm1.jpg|Hawaii. Photo by Timothy Brian
image:Post-1300-0-22982100-1389900113.jpg|Hawaii. Photo by Timothy Brian
image:Post-1300-0-36096600-1389900097.jpg|Hawaii. Photo by Timothy Brian
image:Post-1300-0-63336300-1389900087.jpg|Hawaii. Photo by Timothy Brian
image:Areca_macr_one19junz.jpg|Photo by Bo-Göran Lundkvist
image:Areca_macr_two19junz.jpg|Photo by Bo-Göran Lundkvist
image:Arec_macr_090609_csz.jpg|Photo by Bo-Göran Lundkvist
image:Am111.jpg|Photo by Dean Ouer
image:Am112.jpg|Photo by Dean Ouer
image:A-abillaustin.jpg|Hawaii, photo by Bill Austin
image:F120614v2.JPG|Floribunda Palms, Hawaii, photo by BGL
image:Areca_macrocalyx0.jpg|Hawaiian Tropical Botanical Garden.
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image:100_2463.jpg|Hawaii. Photo by Bill Austin
File:post-7381-0-48092700-1433670401.jpg|Hawaii. Bill Austin's place. Photo by Paul Latzias.
File:post-7381-0-69963000-1433673569.jpg|Hawaii. Bill Austin's place. Photo by Paul Latzias.
File:post-7381-0-01064700-1408423382.jpg|Babinda, Queensland, Australia. Mark Daish Botanical Garden & Babinda Palm Supply. Paul giving scale. Photo by Paul Latzias.

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==External Links==
*[http://eunops.org/content/glossary-palm-terms Glossary of Palm Terms]
*[http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/pronunciation.html MODERN BOTANICAL LATIN]
*[http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/Pronunciation.htm "Just To Be Clear"]
==References==
Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.

Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.

Special thanks to [http://palmweb.org/?q=node/2 Palmweb.org], Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.

Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).

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