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Wallichia disticha T.Anderson

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Wallichia

Characteristics

Stems solitary, to 9 m tall, 15-25 cm in diam. Leaves arranged in 1 or a few planes; petioles 0.5-1.5 m; rachis 1.8-3.5 m; pinnae 45-73 per side of rachis, linear or linear-lanceolate, shallowly lobed, irregularly arranged in clusters of 3-8 pinnae, spreading in different planes; middle pinnae 56-80 × 5-8 cm. Inflorescences unisexual, male and female borne on same stem, female terminal and male lateral; male inflorescences to 1.2 m, pendulous; rachillae to over 1000, to 30 cm; male flowers to 10 mm; stamens 8-15; female inflorescences to 1 m, pendulous; rachillae 40-50, 30-60 cm. Fruits reddish brown, ellipsoid, to 2.2 × 1.5 cm.
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A palm. It grows 6 m high. The trunk is fibrous and covered with old leaf bases. These form an interesting pattern. The leaves are 2.4-3 m long, The leaves are feather like and arranged in 2 opposite rows on each side of the trunk. This makes the palm appear flat from one side. The leaflets are broad and with ragged edges. They are grouped in bundles. The flowering stalk appears amongst the leaf bases. It is very large with thousands of fruit. The fruit are round and 1.5 cm across. They are dark red when ripe.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 9.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the hilly districts in the foothills of the Himalayas. They grow to about 600 m altitude in the Himalayas. It will grow to 1200 m altitude in N India. It can grow on sandy granitic soils or limestone rocks. Seedlings are fairly sensitive to the cold. In Yunnan.
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Scattered localities in lowland to montane rain forest, especially in rocky places on steep slopes, often in disturbed areas; at elevations up to 1,200 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

The starch from the stem is edible. The fruit are eaten.
Uses environmental use food material medicinal poison
Edible fruits stems
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
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Images

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Distribution

Wallichia disticha world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:670254-1
WFO ID wfo-0000333791
COL ID 7G6DQ
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INPN ID 770987
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Synonyms

Wallichia disticha Wallichia yomae Didymosperma distichum
WorldFloraDB 2024