Wallichia marianneae

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Wallichia (wahl-lik-EE-ah) marianneae (mah-ree-AHN-eh)
Wallichia mariannae inflorescence.jpg
Nong Nooch Botanical Gardens, Thailand. Photo by Paul Craft.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Wallichia (wahl-lik-EE-ah)
Species: marianneae (mah-ree-AHN-eh)
Synonyms
None set.
Native Continent
Asia
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Morphology
Habit: Clustering
Leaf type: Pinnate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
Kuong (Thailand).

Habitat and Distribution

Thailand (Peninsula) and probably adjacent Myanmar. Lowland moist forest,
Nong Nooch Botanical Gardens, Thailand. Photo by Paul Craft.
600-1100 m elevation. (Henderson, A.J. 2007)/Palmweb.

Description

Stems clustered, to 1.6 m tall, 4-10 cm diameter, stems bearing staminate and pistillate inflorescences about equal in length. Leaves spirally arranged; sheaths 30-75 cm long, disintegrating into black fibers, with a prominent, fibrous ligule at the apex; petioles 1-1.5 m long; rachis 0.8-1.3 m long; pinnae 5-10 per side of rachis, regularly and alternately arranged, spreading in the same plane, proximal 2-3 pinnae in a cluster, pinnae from middle of leaf 57-77 cm long, 6-8 cm wide at widest point, lanceolate, scarcely lobed. Inflorescences unixexual, subtended by smaller leaves, staminate and pistillate borne on the same stems, the pistillate terminal, the staminate lateral; staminate inflorescences not seen in their entirety; rachillae to 10, to 20 cm long, 2-2.5 mm in diameter; staminate flowers to 6 mm long; sepals 1.5 mm long, connate into a cupular calyx, very briefly lobed; petals 6 mm long, purple; stamens 16-19; pistillate inflorescences not seen; rachillae to 11 cm long, 3.5 mm in diameter; pistillate flowers to 3 mm long; sepals to 0.5 mm long; petals 3 mm long; gynoecium 1.5 mm long; fruits ovoid to ellipsoid, to 1.1 cm long, to 0.8 cm in diameter, red or purple. (Henderson, A.J. 2007)/Palmweb. Editing by edric.

Distinguished from other species by its lanceolate pinnae and purple staminate flowers with 16-19 stamens. One specimen from Thailand (Kanchanaburi: about 30 km NW of Thong Pha Phum on highway 323 to Myanmar border, about 20 km E of Koeng Ka Vin and Pawanaputso Temple, 500 m, 1 Nov 1997, Hodel & Vatcharakorn 1765 (BH, MO)) has lanceolate pinnae as in W. marianneae and 12 stamens as in W. caryotoides. It is illustrated in Hodel (1998), plate 83c. It may be a hybrid between W. marianneae and W. caryotoides. (Henderson, A.J. 2007)/Palmweb.

Culture

Cold Hardiness Zone: 9b

Comments and Curiosities


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References

Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.

Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.

Special thanks to Palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.

Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).

Henderson, A.J. 2007. A Revision of Wallichia (Palmae). Taiwania 52(1) 1-11.


Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.

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