Wallichia densiflora Mart.

 
  • Family : ARECACEAE
    (Palm Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NARIYAL FAMILY (नारियल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Arecaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Harina oblongifolia (Griff.) Griff.; Harina densiflora (Mart.) Walp.; Wallichia oblongata Regel
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Wallichia oblongifolia Griff.
  • Habit : Shrub or Tree
  • Habitat : Undergrowth in Quercus forest; 4000 - 6000 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Evergreen, erect shrubs or trees; Leaves pinnatisect, white beneath; sheaths villous; leaflets oblong or linear-oblong, acutely toothed; Flowers yellow in penduncled, interfoliar spadices; Fruits ovoid, dull purple.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Siang, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 244
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 226
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Wallichia densiflora. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

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