Corypha lecomtei Becc. ex Lecomte

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Corypha

Characteristics

A solitary fan palm. It grows 10-15 m high. The trunk is 40-60 cm across. There are 15-25 leaves in the crown. The leaf stalk is 8 m long. The leaf blade is 4.5 cm long and has 50 segments. The flowering stalk is about 2.5 m long. The fruit are 3-5 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.4 - 0.6
Mature height (meter) 7.5 - 10.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in seasonally dry monsoon forests and open areas along rivers and flood plains. It grows between 100-600 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The starch extracted from the stem is edible. The sap can be collected from the flower stalk.
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seeds.
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Images

Corypha lecomtei unspecified picture

Distribution

Corypha lecomtei world distribution map, present in Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:666322-1
WFO ID wfo-0000925821
COL ID YRXQ
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Synonyms

Corypha lecomtei