Pinanga gracilis Blume

 
  • Family : ARECACEAE
    (Palm Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NARIYAL FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Arecaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Areca gracilis Roxb.; Nenga gracilis (Blume) Becc.; Pinanga patula var. gracilis (Blume) Scheff.; Seaforthia gracilis (Blume) Mart.; Areca gracilis Buch.-Ham.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pinanga gracilis Blume
  • Key identification features : Stems slender, gregarious, erect, thickned upwards; Leaves sparingly pinnate; petiole scurfy; Spadix, white or scarlet, reflexed ; fruiting spadix pendulous; Fruits ellipsoidly fusiform, scarlet or orange.
  • Flower, Fruit : November- April
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Hajra, P. K., & Verma, D. M. (1996). Flora of Sikkim Vol. 1 (Monocotyledons). Botanical Survey of India. Pg.: 183
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 225-226
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pinanga gracilis. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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