Arenga micrantha C.F.Wei

Tibetan sugar palm (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Arenga

Characteristics

Stems solitary, 2-8 m tall, to 15 cm in diam. Leaf petioles to 1 m; rachis to 2 m; pinnae many per side of rachis, linear-lanceolate, very briefly lobed along margins, with ears at bases, regularly arranged and spreading in same plane except for basal few pinnae; middle pinnae 30-36 cm, 3-4 cm wide at mid-point. Inflorescences 80-100 cm; male rachillae to 100, to 17 cm; male flowers 4-5.5 mm; sepals ca. 2 mm; petals ca. 5.5 mm; stamens 9-23; female inflorescences not known. Fruits not known.
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A palm. It has a single stem 2-8 m tall. The leaf stalks are 1 m long. The leaves are 2 m long with many leaflets along each side. The middle ones are 30-36 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. The flowering shoots are 980-100 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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It is a tropical plant.
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Usage

Uses food
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Distribution

Arenga micrantha world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Arenga micrantha threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:935809-1
WFO ID wfo-0000263675
COL ID GFGL
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Arenga micrantha