Wallichia nana Griff.

Mehmud, Selim & Roy, Himu, 2021, Diversity and distribution of palms (Arecaceae) in Assam, India, Check List 17 (1), pp. 69-93 : 90

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.1.69
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scientific name	Wallichia nana Griff.
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Wallichia nana Griff. View in CoL

Figure 9C

Diagnostic characters. Stems clustered, unarmed, erect, ca 1 m long and 0.8–1.1 cm in diameter. Leaf pinnate, al- ternate, 50–70 cm long; ligule fibrous, 7–9 cm long; pet- iole ca 35 cm. Leaflets regular, oblong, 3 or 4 per side, 20–30 cm long, ca 5 cm wide, serrated, abaxially silverywhite, terminal leaflets bilobed. Inflorescence terminal, ca 20 cm long, branched or unbranched; bracts 5–7 cm long, brown; rachilla 7–12 cm long. Fruits ovate to ellip- soid, light green to white, 1.5–2.2 cm long.

Flowering and fruiting. August and September to February, respectively.

Distribution. Kamrup Rural, West Karbi Anglong, and Tinsukia districts; prefers moist area.

Material examined. INDIA • Assam, Jorhat, Nambor Reserve Forest ; 21 Nov. 1964; S. K. Kataki leg.; AS- SAM 44563 . • Assam, Tinsukia, Bherjan ; 27°31′27.2″N, 095°22′14.4″E; alt. 84 m; 03 Sep. 2019; S. Mehmud leg. GoogleMaps ; CH, ASSAM 96256 About ASSAM .