Cyrtostachys renda, commonly called the Lipstick or Sealing wax palm is another exotic palm in the Palmae family. The last-mentioned common name originated from traditional Chinese sealing wax, which is similar in colour and is used to seal documents. The Lipstick palm originated from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand in South-east Asia. Its natural habitats are lowland coastal swamps.
The Lipstick or Sealing wax palm is the most beautiful, rare and exotic palm in the world.
This tropical beauty with slender, glossy red trunks and pinnate fronds or dark green feather-like leaves grows in a cluster upwards. The fronds or leaves can grow up to
