Wallichia caryotoides Roxb.

 
  • Family : ARECACEAE
    (Palm Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NARIYAL FAMILY (नारियल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Arecaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Harina caryotoides (Roxb.) Buch.-Ham.; Wrightea caryotoides (Roxb.) Roxb.; Harina wallichia Steud. ex Saloman; Wallichia mooreana S.K.Basu; Wallichia siamensis Becc.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Wallichia caryotoides Roxb.
  • Habit : Shrub or Tree
  • Key identification features : Leave pinnatisect; leaflets narrowly oblong, toothed, bright green above, white beneath; Flowers numerous, distant, 3-bracteate in stout, panicled spadices; Fruits ovoid-oblong, dull purple, often 2-seeded.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-October
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Tirap
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Literature :
    • 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 caryotoides. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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