Pinanga sylvestris (Lour.) Hodel

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Pinanga

Characteristics

Stems clustered, to 6 m tall, 1.5-3.5 cm in diam., reddish brown. Leaves pinnate; sheaths closed and forming crownshafts, 17-45 cm, green or yellowish with reddish scales; petioles 10-25 cm; rachis 1-1.3 m; pinnae 10-28 per side of rachis, green abaxially, linear, distantly spaced, regularly arranged; middle pinnae 39-60 × 2-5 cm. Inflorescences branched, pendulous, occasionally erect; peduncles 2.5-6 × ca. 0.7 cm; rachis 0.5-2.5 cm; rachillae 3-8, 9-26 cm, zigzag, triangular in cross section, glabrous; triads distichously arranged, superficial on rachillae; male flowers not seen; female flowers to 3 mm; sepals to 3 mm, rounded at apex, ciliate; petals to 3 mm, ciliate. Fruits red, ellipsoid, 1.4-1.8 × 0.5-0.7 cm.
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A palm. It grows 2-6 m tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 5.5 - 6.0
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Environment

Understorey of lowland and montane rain forests; at elevations from 100-1,750 metres, but usually above 1,000 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits seeds stems
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Pinanga sylvestris world distribution map, present in China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Pinanga sylvestris threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1000880-1
WFO ID wfo-0000273812
COL ID 6VLGY
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Synonyms

Pinanga sylvestris Seaforthia sylvestris Pinanga macroclada Pinanga chinensis Ptychosperma sylvestris Areca sylvestris