Pinanga cattienensis
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Habitat and Distribution
Vietnam. Endemic to Vietnam, and known only from Dong Nai. Growing in seasonally flooded lowland forest at low elevations.
Description
Stems clustered, forming dense clumps of short stems to 0.5 m tall, sometimes to 1.5 m tall, 2 cm in diam., green, covered with reddish-brown scales. Sheaths open, not forming crownshafts, 27-28 cm long, green with reddish-brown scales; ocreas present; petioles 87-116 cm long, green; rachis 90-95 cm long; pinnae 9-13 per side of rachis, linear, contracted at the bases, middle pinna 42 cm long, 2.5-3 cm wide at the middle, apical pinna 16.5 cm long, 5 cm wide at the middle, lobed; veins scarcely prominent adaxially. Inflorescences interfoliar, pushing through the persistent, disintegrating, subtending leaf sheaths, spreading; peduncles 0.5 cm long, 0.9 cm wide; prophylls 9-14 cm long, persistent and erect, splitting abaxially; rachis absent; rachillae 3-4, 9-13 cm long, rectangular in cross-section, glabrous; triads spirally arranged; staminate flowers 6 mm long; sepals forming a 3-lobed, flat, membranous calyx 1.5 mm long; petals 3, 6 mm long, triangular, fleshy, acute; stamens 20-22; pistillate flowers 2.5 mm long; calyx 2.5 mm long with 3, free, imbricate, scarcely ciliate, non-acuminate sepals; corolla similar to the calyx; ovary 2.5 mm long. Fruits 1.8-2 cm long, 0.5-0.6 cm in diam., ellipsoid, red-pink; endosperm ruminate. (Henderson, A., Khac Ban, N. and Quoc Dung, N. 2008. New Species of Pinanga (Palmae) from Vietnam. Palms 52 (2): 63-69)/Palmweb.
Culture
Comments and Curiosities
- IMAGE GALLERY
Showing spreading rachillae and spirally arranged, red/pink fruits. Photo by Dr. A.J. Henderson.
Image Text: New Species of Pinanga (Palmae) from Vietnam - Dr. ANDREW J. HENDERSON, Dr. NINH KHAC BAN, & Dr. NGUYEN QUOC DUNG
External Links
References
Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric.
Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.
Special thanks to Palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.
Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).
Henderson, A., Khac Ban, N. and Quoc Dung, N. 2008. New Species of Pinanga (Palmae) from Vietnam. Palms 52(2): 63-69
Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.
