Ptychosperma macarthurii (H.Wendl. ex H.J.Veitch) H.Wendl. ex Hook.
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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.1.69 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/284487AF-FFBB-FF8F-3B11-FE46FA4FFC19 |
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Ptychosperma macarthurii (H.Wendl. ex H.J.Veitch) H.Wendl. ex Hook. |
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Ptychosperma macarthurii (H.Wendl. ex H.J.Veitch) H.Wendl. ex Hook. View in CoL f.
Diagnostic characters. Stems clustered, erect, unarmed, 2–4 m tall; internodes 12–16 cm long and 4–6 cm in di- ameter. Leaf pinnate, ca 1.5 m long; crownshaft green with silvery wax; leaflets 28–35 per side, linear, alternate to sub opposite, midvein adaxially prominent. Inflores- cence below the leaf, 35–38 cm long, branched; rachillae 14–15 cm long. Fruit ovate, round, red, ca 1.5 cm in di- ameter, seed grooved.
Flowering and fruiting. January to February and August to September, respectively.
Uses. Ornamental.
Material examined. INDIA • Madras, Pandichery; 12 May 1961; Ph. Guinet leg.; ASSAM 495109 . • Assam, Kamrup Metro, Guwahati; 26°11′01″N, 091°46′24″E; alt. 82 m; 16 Feb. 2018; S. Mehmud leg. GoogleMaps ; CH, ASSAM 96251 View Materials .
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Department of Botany, Swedish Museum of Natural History |
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