Dypsis lutescens (H. Wendle.) Beentje & J. Dransf.
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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.1.69 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/284487AF-FFA7-FF90-3B11-F928FE46FDCF |
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Dypsis lutescens (H. Wendle.) Beentje & J. Dransf. |
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Dypsis lutescens (H. Wendle.) Beentje & J. Dransf. View in CoL
Diagnostic characters. Stems clustered, erect, 4–6 m tall; internodes green, 8–10 cm long and 5–7 cm in diam- eter. Leaf pinnate, 2–2.5 m long; crownshaft 40–46 cm long, indumentums silvery white; petiole green, 20–45 cm long. Leaflets regular, 45–61 cm long, ca 2 cm wide, opposite, linear, glabous, ensiform, entire, apices bifid, acute. Inflorescence branched, 0.9–1.1 m long, below the crownshaft; rachillae 9–10 cm long; pistillate flower in
between two staminate flowers. Fruits ellipsoid, 1 cm long, yellow.
Flowering and fruiting. January and June to August, respectively.
Distribution. Throughout Assam.
Vernacular names. Momai Tamul (Assamese).
Uses. Ornamental; as masticator (fruit).
Material examined. WEST INDIES • Tobago; 8 Apr. 1913; W. E. Broadway leg.; NYBG 1662698 View Materials . IN- DIA • Assam, Kamrup Metro, Panbazar; 26°11′10″N, 091°45′09.6″E; alt. 31 m; 25 Jan. 2018; S. Mehmud leg.; CH, ASSAM 96239 View Materials GoogleMaps .
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Naturhistorisches Museum Wien |
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh |
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Museu do Dundo |
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Department of Botany, Swedish Museum of Natural History |
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