Stems with leaf bases, peduncle not flattened, elongate, fruits black. These features lead to P. lourierii Kunth. Rgds, Shrikant
On Mar 12, 3:29 pm, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > I have doubts in the binomial of this plant. > Is this *Phoenix loureirii** *Kunth var.* humilis* (Becc.) S.C. Barrow > or *Phoenix > humilis* Royle.? > > Which one is the recent & accepted name? > Mature stems reach up to 0.90 metre in height and these are found on high > elevations [1000 - 1500msl]. > > *Date/Time- 07 Mar 2010 12:00pm* > > *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- *Satyamangalam RF; Eastern Ghats. ca. > 1400msl > > *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild* > > *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- short tree* > > *Height/Length- *0 to 1m* > * > > *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- *1 - 1.2m length; pinnately compound > > *Inflorescence Type/ Size- panicle; 20 - 30cm length(along with rachis) > * > > *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- *0.3-0.5cm across; tepals cream > coloured > > *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- berry; on maturity is black* > > *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- *no fragrance > > The leaves are collected extensively for making broomsticks and thatches. > Fruits are eaten by animals; the pith of the plant(mature) is eaten by local > people. > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Junior Research Fellow > Care Earth Trust > Chennai - 61www.careearthtrust.org > > d 008.jpg > 333KViewDownload > > IMG_4018.JPG > 216KViewDownload > > IMG_4025.JPG > 138KViewDownload > > IMG_4028.JPG > 157KViewDownload > > Z 054.jpg > 385KViewDownload > > Z 060.jpg > 205KViewDownload > > Z 113.jpg > 398KViewDownload -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
