Livistona jenkinsiana Griff.

 
  • Family : ARECACEAE
    (Palm Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NARIYAL FAMILY (नारियल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Arecaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Latania jenkinsiana (Griff.) Paxton & Lindl.; Saribus jenkinsianus (Griff.) Kuntze; Livistona jenkinsii Griff. ex Mart.; Livistona moluccana Schaedtler
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Livistona jenkinsiana Griff.
  • Common name : Seed - sow in deep containers in order to avoid root constriction, planting two seeds in each container. The seed of this species has a longer viability than that of most palms.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Hermaphroditic, Solitary palm. Trunk to 10 m tall, 15-23 cm in diameter; breast high, leaf scars prominent, narrow, roughened, light coloured, internodes narrow, dark coloured, petiole bases persistent in the lower portion.
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 225
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Livistona jenkinsiana. Downloaded on 4 December 2024.

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