Iguanura geonomiformis Mart.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Iguanura

Characteristics

A palm. It is small and usually occurs in clusters. It grows 5 m tall. The stems are 2 cm thick. The leaves grow steeply upwards. There can be lobed or leaflets. The leaves are 50-85 cm long by 20-30 cm wide. The flowering stalk is amongst the leaves. It is 20-90 cm long and can branch into 2-7 branches. The fruit is fleshy and 1 cm long by 0.8 cm wide. It is white but turns red when mature.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 4.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in the undergrowth along streams and damp sites. It can tolerate waterlogging. It grows up to 1,200 m above sea level.
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Undergrowth of rain forest along streams, pools and other damp sites, often in waterlogged soils; at elevations up to 1,200 metres.
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Usage

The fruit are used as betel nut. The bud shoots are eaten.
Uses medicinal social use
Edible fruits leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Contraceptive (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Iguanura geonomiformis world distribution map, present in Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:667560-1
WFO ID wfo-0000217361
COL ID 6N6QV
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Synonyms

Iguanura geonomiformis Iguanura malaccensis Slackia geonomiformis Iguanura geonomiformis var. malaccensis Iguanura geonomiformis var. ramosa Iguanura wallichiana var. elatior Iguanura wallichiana subsp. malaccensis Iguanura wallichiana var. malaccensis