Pinanga curranii Becc.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Pinanga

Characteristics

A slender clumping palm. It is a very small palm. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. The leaves can be 2.5 m long. There are about 50 leaflets 60 cm long by 4 cm wide. They are almost straight and not deeply cut into at the tip. They are dark green above and greyish underneath. The leaflet at the end is broad and fishtail like. The crown-shaft is long and dark green. It is covered with brown scales. The fruiting stalk is branched and bears red fruit. The fruit are oval and 15 mm by 9 mm. The seed has an embryo at an angle.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. They occur at low altitudes in primary forests in Palawan in the Philippines.
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Usage

The bud is cooked and eaten.
Uses environmental use food social use
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Pinanga curranii world distribution map, present in Philippines

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:669055-1
WFO ID wfo-0000273671
COL ID 4HXY3
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Synonyms

Pinanga curranii