Caryota obtusa Griff.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Caryota

Characteristics

Stems solitary, to 40 m tall, 50-90 cm in diam., often swollen. Leaves borne in a compact crown at top of stem; petioles 1-2 m; rachis 4-5.5 m; primary pinnae 19-22 per side of rachis; secondary pinnae 20-27 per side of secondary rachis, with scarcely jagged margins and blunt apices. Inflorescences borne among leaves, to 6 m; rachillae to 200, 2-2.9 m; male flowers to 15 mm; sepals 5-7 mm; petals yellowish, ca. 14 mm; stamens ca. 80; female flowers to 10 mm; sepals ca. 5 mm; petals ca. 8 mm. Fruits reddish, globose, to 3.5 cm in diam., often 2-seeded.
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A palm. It has one stem. It grows 40 m tall and the trunk is 50-90 cm wide. It is often swollen. The leaves are in a compact crown at the top. The leaf stalks are 1-2 m long and the leafy shoots are 4-6 m long with 19-22 leaflets on each side. There are 20-27 secondary leaflets on each side of the secondary shoots. The ends are blunt and the edges jagged. The flowering shoot is 6 m long and produced amongst the leaves.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 0.9
Mature height (meter) 40.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in mountain rain forests usually on limestone between 1,400-1,800 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses food material
Edible shoots
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Cultivation

It flowers once then dies.
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Images

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Distribution

Caryota obtusa world distribution map, present in China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:665622-1
WFO ID wfo-0000809593
COL ID RJKK
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Synonyms

Caryota obtusa Caryota obtusidentata Caryota rumphiana var. indica