The Palm Family, Areceacae, encompasses a vast range of Plants including The Toddy Palm and the Coconut. ( do check out  previous blogs titled THE ENCHANTING WORLD OF NUTS & INDIAN NUT to know more ) .
Two Common Names of the Unique Palm you see in the Featured Image,  The Rajah Wax Palm or Lipstick Palm  ( English) collectively combined to give me the Title of this blog. Rajah means King in Hindi
The Lipstick Palm bears no Fruit , Flowers .or Timber and is cultivated Primarily for its Aesthetic Appeal or simply put; its Looks.
Cyrtostachys renda ( Scientific name) is a Tall Tree  introduced  from Indonesia and is widely cultivated in Gardens across Kerala, India as a decorative Plant.
The Characteristic Scarlet or Red Coloured Central Shaft or Mid Rib gives this Palm Tree several interesting names such as Red Sealing Wax Palm , Lipstick Palm and The Rajah Wax Palm.
If you recall Proclamations in Former Times were always made Legal with a  Royal Seal .
In India even today many Legal Packages/Letters are sealed using Lac or the Red Sealing Wax.
The Red Wax on which the Royal Seal was embedded  was the same Scarlet Colour as The CrownShaft of the Rajah /Sealing Wax Palm.
Fascinating how  common names and history combine to make these Palms Enchanting, which but for the Red Lipstick would go unnoticed.
Pictures above were taken at THE UDAY SUITES, Trivandrum and THE MAHINDRA RESORT, Ashtamudi. Both these Lovely Resorts  are in Kerala, India.
You live in such a beautiful place.
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thank you
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A stunning palm. I’ve seen many palms in the world, but never one with such a red stem. Thank you Mukul.
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Thank you, am delighted you share the same thought I had when I first saw The Lipstick palm.
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This is amazing and photographs fascinated me. Thank you dear Mukul, Love, nia
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Thank you Nia. It interested me too so I took Pictures. Then Learnt the interesting name.
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The photographs look amazing and it’s a rather interesting species. Biologically speaking, I’m wondering why the palm has a red stem!!
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Glad you asked . That is my subtle message. When God gives no flowers/fruits he still Gifts something, here the atractive looks.
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Well the stem does look attractive but it has to have an evolutionary purpose too. Pigmentation requires huge amount of energy in any organism and usually is seen in flowers because they are the reproductive parts and pigmentation attracts insects facilitating pollination! But why the stem?! I’m still wondering! If I come across anything that might seem convincing enough, I’ll share it with you. Cheers!
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Pls study and educate us. thank you for sharing
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Great post
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thank you
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🙂
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I bet those would make good fans. You know, in my imagination, where there are many women fanning me. Hahaha.
Anyhow, this is neat!
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ha ha, the mind is free to Imagine
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Beautifully captured
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Truly stunning!
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Thank you
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That is a very striking plant for sure 🙂
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thanks
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Soo good post and pics too 🙂
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thank you
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