Licuala peltata Roxb. ex Buch.
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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.1.69 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/284487AF-FFA4-FF90-3893-FAAFFB62FEEE |
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Licuala peltata Roxb. ex Buch. |
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Licuala peltata Roxb. ex Buch. View in CoL -Ham.
Figure 6E, F
Diagnostic characters. Stems solitary, 2–4 m tall and ca 10 cm in diameter; trunk with old petioles. Leaf pal- mate, orbicular, ca 2 m long; leaflets 15–22 in number, folded, apices bifid, acute; petiole 1.5 m long, margin with spines, 2–3 cm long. Inflorescence 3–3.5 m long, rachis round; partial inflorescences 4–5 in number, un- branched, 42–65 cm long; bracts tubular. Flowers bi- sexual, ca 2 cm long, creamy yellowish. Fruits round to ellipsoid, red, ca 2.5 cm long.
Flowering and fruiting. September to January and July to August, respectively.
Distribution. Cachar, Hailakandi, Goalpara, Golaghat, Karimganj and Kamrup Rural districts; observed in hills and open fields.
Vernacular names. Japi Goch (Rabha).
Uses. Ornamental; as masticator (fruit), traditional “Japi” hat (leaf).
Material examined. INDIA • Assam, Cachar, Borail
Wildlife Sanctuary; 26 Apr. 2011; Hussain Ahmed Borbhuiyan leg.; ASSAM 84947 View Materials . • Assam, Kamrup Rural, Chandubi; 25°52′36″N, 091°26′18″E; 14 Sep. 2017; S. Mehmud leg.; CH, ASSAM 96241 View Materials GoogleMaps .
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Department of Botany, Swedish Museum of Natural History |
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