Didymosperma nanum (Griff.) H.Wendl. & Drude

 
  • Family : ARECACEAE
    (Palm Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NARIYAL FAMILY (नारियल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Arecaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Arenga nana (Griff.) H.E.Moore; Blancoa nana (Griff.) Kuntze; Harina nana (Griff.) Griff.; Didymosperma gracile Hook.f.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Wallichia nana Griff.
  • Habit : Palm
  • Comments / notes : Planted in Victoria gardens
  • Key identification features : Leaves pinnatisect; leaflets obliquely lanceolate, irregularly lobed, pale beneath; Flowers in erect, stout, simple or paniculate, rusty spadices; Fruits oblong, white.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-November
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Siang, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state – Monocotyledons
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 224
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Didymosperma nanum. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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