Are Arenga Pinnata and Caryota Mitis in the same botanical family?

Yes — both belong to Arecaceae.

Can you substitute Arenga Pinnata for Caryota Mitis?

They share the Arecaceae family, so they can sometimes substitute in recipes — with notable differences in aroma.

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Arenga Pinnata vs Caryota Mitis

Arenga pinnata · Caryota mitis

Arenga Pinnata

Arenga pinnata

T Traditional Use

Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Arenga
Primary use: medicinal

Arenga pinnata is an economically important feather palm native to tropical Asia, from eastern India east to Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines in the east. Common names include sugar palm, areng palm, black sugar palm, and kaong palm, among other names.

Caryota Mitis

Caryota mitis

T Traditional Use

Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Caryota
Primary use: medicinal

Caryota mitis, known as the clustering fishtail palm or fishtail palm, is a species of palm native to Tropical Asia from India to Java to southern China, now sparingly naturalized in southern Florida and in parts of Africa and Latin America. The species was originally described f…

At a glance

· Both in Arecaceae, but different genera (Arenga vs Caryota).
· Both are primarily medicinal.
· Evidence tiers — Arenga Pinnata: T; Caryota Mitis: T.