Pinanga scortechinii

Pinanga (pih-NAHN-gah) scortechinii (skor-tehk-IHN-ee)
Hawaii. Photo by Geoff Stein
Scientific Classification
Genus: Pinanga (pih-NAHN-gah) Species: scortechinii (skor-tehk-IHN-ee)
Synonyms
Pinanga fruticans
Native Continent
Asia
Morphology
Habit: Solitary & clustering Leaf type: Pinnate
Culture
Survivability index
Common names
None.

Habitat and Distribution

Malaya, and Thailand. Lowland rainforest,

Bukit Tarek FR, Selangor, Malaysia. Photo by Ahmad Fuad Morad.

up to 1000 m. elevation.

Description

A solitary or clustering pinnate palm, to about 5 m, erect stem 4 m. Leaflets are glaucous-green on the underside, and 5 cm in diameter, Pinnate, with leaf sheath forming a well defined crownshaft. 5 - 22 (occasionally as few as 2) linear leaflets per side. Fruit: Ovoid to ellipsoid, up to 1.3 cm long and 1.0 cm wide, black when mature. Editing by edric.

Culture

Warm, sheltered and moist. Cold Hardiness Zone10b

Comments and Curiosities

"Tall, tightly clustering regularly pinnate palm from Thailand." (Geoff Stein)

A smallish, clustering palm with green, cane-like stems and beautiful yellow crownshafts, that is native to rainforests on the Malay Peninsula at medium altitudes. (RPS.com)

Pinanga scortechinii var. shamsiah: A new discovery from rainforests on the Malay peninsula, that differs from the regular form by its few, very wide, drooping leaflets. (RPS.com)