Pinanga ligulata
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Contents
Habitat and Distribution
Borneo, tropical wet rainforest. Description
Small, solitary palm to about 2 m, pinnate leaves with narrow pinnae.
Solitary palm. Leaves pinnate, composed of 40 pinnae, linear (long: 30 cm, width: 1 cm, the reverse greyish scaly and tomentose. monoecious, grouped into compounds and axillary panicles infrafoliaires. Ellipsoids and black fruits (length: 20 mm, diameter: 8 mm). (From the French) Editing by edric.
Culture
Warm, sheltered and moist. Cold Hardiness Zone: 10b
Comments and Curiosities
- IMAGE GALLERY
Photo by Rudy Meyer, www.palmseeds.com.au
External Links
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).
Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.
