Wallichia triandra
Wallichia triandra is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae that is native to South Tibet in China and also to the neighboring Arunachal Pradesh region of India.[3][4][5]
| Wallichia triandra | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Wallichia |
| Species: | W. triandra |
| Binomial name | |
| Wallichia triandra (Joseph) S.K. Basu | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Description
The plant is 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall and 3–5 centimetres (1.2–2.0 in) wide while its rachis is 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in length. Its rachillae are 20–30 centimetres (7.9–11.8 in) in length and the flowers are as big as 4 millimetres (0.16 in). Fruits are red and oblong.[2]
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References
- Johnson, D. (1998). "Wallichia triandra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38724A10145823. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38724A10145823.en.
- "Wallichia triandra". Flora of China. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- Kew World Checlist of Selected Plant Families
- Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton university press, Princeton and Oxford.
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