Areca triandra Roxb. ex Buch.

Mehmud, Selim & Roy, Himu, 2021, Diversity and distribution of palms (Arecaceae) in Assam, India, Check List 17 (1), pp. 69-93 : 72

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scientific name

Areca triandra Roxb. ex Buch.
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Areca triandra Roxb. ex Buch. View in CoL -Ham.

Diagnostic characters. Clustered, unarmed, 3–5 m tall palm; stem green, internodes 10–16 cm long, and 3–4 cm in diameter. Leaf pinnate, 1–1.5 m long; crown- shaft 30–45 cm long; leaflets opposite to subopposite, 14–30 per side, 42 cm long, entire, acute to acuminate. Spathe green, oblong, 30 cm long, and 6 cm wide. In- florescence branched, rachillae green, 20–30 cm long; pistillate flowers at base and staminate flowers at apex. Staminate flowers with 3 stamens. Fruits red, ellipsoid, 3–4 cm long, and ca 1.5 cm wide.

Flowering and fruiting. March to September and March to April, respectively.

Distribution. Common in Assam; wild or ornamental; prefers open fields and hilly areas.

Vernacular names. Ram Gua (Assamese); Garo Tamul (Garo, Assamese).

Uses. Ornamental. As masticator (nut).

Material examined. INDIA • Assam, Mikir Hills dis- trict (Karbi Anglong), Bokajan ; 21 Jun. 1963; D. B. Deb leg.; ASSAM 34697 . • Assam, Bongaigaon, Thakurani Para, Kakoijana Area ; 26°25′4″N, 090°39′04″E; alt. 52 m; 25 Mar. 2018; S. Mehmud leg. GoogleMaps ; CH, ASSAM 96213 About ASSAM .

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Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Zentraleinrichtung der Freien Universitaet

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Department of Botany, Swedish Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Arecales

Family

Arecaceae

Genus

Areca

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