馬尼拉椰子屬常綠喬木，原產菲律賓。樹幹修直，灰白色，環形葉痕明顯。羽狀複葉叢生於莖頂，葉軸弓狀外翻下垂；線狀披針形小葉40~50對，斜上互生於葉軸上。穗狀花序，自葉鞘基部生出，雌雄異花，花黃色。核果橢圓形，熟果鮮紅色。種子橢圓形，種皮有許多溝紋。

An evergreen tree in the genus Veitchia native to the Philippines. Trunk straight, grayish white, with obvious ring-shaped leaf marks. Pinnate compound leaves clustered at the apex of the stem, and leaf axis arched outward and sagging; linear lanceolate leaflets in 40-50 pairs, alternate and obliquely growing from the leaf axis. Spikes, emerging from the base of the leaf sheath, monoecious, flowers yellow. Drupe oval, ripe bright red. Seeds oval, with many grooves on the seed coat.

喜光照充足、高溫多濕的生長環境，喜肥沃疏松的砂質土壤。以種子繁殖。

The plant grows well in sunny, hot and moist conditions, as well as fertile and loose sandy soils. Reproduced from seeds.

樹姿優美，果實鮮艷亮麗是觀賞重點，可作庭園景觀樹、行道樹，幼樹可作室內盆栽。

Highly prized for the graceful tree shape as well as bright and showy fruits, they can be used as garden ornament trees, street trees, and the saplings can be displayed in indoor pots.