Pinanga rigida Becc.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Pinanga

Characteristics

A small slender palm. The trunk is brown and ringed. It grows 5 m tall. The leaves have numerous segments which are inserted at a very sharp angle. They are 1-ribbed, sword shaped, and straight. There is a single vein in the leaflets. The flower arrangement is a spike of flowers along a central stalk with several branches in a spiral. The fruit are oval and 13 to 15 mm by 6 to 7 mm. They are dark red and velvety when mature. The seed is oval and the embryo at an angle.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 5.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. They occur in mossy forests at altitudes of 1200 to 1800 m throughout the Philippines.
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Usage

The bud is cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Uses environmental use food social use
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Distribution

Pinanga rigida world distribution map, present in Philippines

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:669136-1
WFO ID wfo-0000273780
COL ID 4HY2Z
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Synonyms

Pinanga rigida