Biology:Wallichia triandra

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Wallichia triandra
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Wallichia
Species:
W. triandra
Binomial name
Wallichia triandra
(Joseph) S.K. Basu
Synonyms[2]
  • Asraoa triandra J.Joseph

Wallichia triandra is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae that is native to South Tibet in China and also to the neighboring Arunachal Pradesh region of India .[3][4][5]

Description

The plant is 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall and 3–5 centimetres (1.2–2.0 in) wide while its rachis is 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in length. Its rachillae are 20–30 centimetres (7.9–11.8 in) in length and the flowers are as big as 4 millimetres (0.16 in). Fruits are red and oblong.[2]

References

  1. Johnson, D. (1998). "Wallichia triandra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T38724A10145823. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38724A10145823.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/38724/10145823. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Wallichia triandra". Flora of China. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250095755. Retrieved April 12, 2013. 
  3. Kew World Checlist of Selected Plant Families
  4. Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  5. Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton university press, Princeton and Oxford.

Wikidata ☰ Q5420267 entry