Biology:Trachycarpus latisectus
| Trachycarpus latisectus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Tribe: | Trachycarpeae |
| Genus: | Trachycarpus |
| Species: | T. latisectus
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| Binomial name | |
| Trachycarpus latisectus T.W.Spanner, H.J.Noltie & M.Gibbons
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Trachycarpus martianus subsp. latisectus (Spanner, Noltie & Gibbons) M.Lorek | |
Trachycarpus latisectus (formerly Trachycarpus sikkimensis ined.) is an attractive palm tree with large leathery leaves with exceptionally wide segments and a thick, bare and ringed trunk. Its fan-shaped leaves resemble those of Livistona. It has a bare trunk and its seeds resemble those of T. martianus.[2]
Trachycarpus latisectus is commonly known as Windamere palm, for the locality where its first botanical description was made, the garden of the famous Windamere Hotel in Darjeeling, India . It was formally photographed and collected for the first time only in 1992 during the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Sikkim Expedition.[3] It is considered a temperate palm, and has been reported to withstand a wide range of climates, from tropical, subtropical to cold and wet conditions. It is native to Sikkim in the Himalayas, where it has been reported from a range of elevation between 3500 and 7000 feet. It remains in the wild in just one tiny, heavily altered location which is immediately threatened by deforestation.[4][5]
Trachycarpus latisectus is cultivated outside its native range as an ornamental. Seeds are considered very easy to germinate. They should be soaked for at least 12 hours, then placed in a mixture of moist peat with perlite or vermiculite within a plastic bag, and keep at 18 - 28 °C. Viable seeds will sprout in a time frame between two and ten months, depending on several factors. The tree grows quickly and easily. T. latisectus requires a rich and loamy but well-drained soil. Young plants are best grown under some shade. As it does not have an invasive root system, it also grows well in containers.[6][7]
References
- ↑ The Plant List
- ↑ "Trachycarpus latisectus". Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/Trachycarpus/latisectus.html.
- ↑ "Trachycarpus latisectus - The Windamere Palm". Chamaerops No.35/36, Summer-Autumn Special 1999. http://www.palmsociety.org/members/english/chamaerops/035/035_36.shtml.
- ↑ Spanner, Tobias W., Henry John Noltie & Martin Gibbons. 1997. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 54: 257, Trachycarpus latisectus
- ↑ Michael Lorek. 2007. Current Science. Bangalore, India 92: 1678, Trachycarpus martianus subsp. latisectus
- ↑ Daves Garden Plantfiles, Windamere Palm, Trachycarpus latisectus
- ↑ International Palm Society (Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom), Trachycarpus latisectus, Windamere palm
Wikidata ☰ Q7831355 entry
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