Phoenix roebelenii O’Brien, Gard.

Mehmud, Selim & Roy, Himu, 2021, Diversity and distribution of palms (Arecaceae) in Assam, India, Check List 17 (1), pp. 69-93 : 85

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.1.69
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/284487AF-FFBA-FF8E-3893-FC26FDBFF9A5
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scientific name	Phoenix roebelenii O’Brien, Gard.
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Phoenix roebelenii O’Brien, Gard. View in CoL

Diagnostic characters. Stems solitary, 1–2 m tall shrubs, and ca 10 cm in diameter. Leaf pinnate, 1–1.5 m long; petiole green, 23–25 cm long; acathnophylls 1–7 cm long. Leaflets 40–42 per side, linear, opposite to al- ternate, 14–33 cm long, glabrous, entire, acuminate, tip not sharp, and arrange in one plane. Inflorescences 35– 37 cm long, rachis light green, 22–25 cm long; rachil- lae 4–12 cm long: staminate flowers ca 1 cm long, sweet scented, creamy yellowish; pistillate flowers 3–4 mm long. Fruits obovoid to ellipsoid, purplish-brown, ca 1 cm long.

Flowering and fruiting. April to May and July to August, respectively.

Uses. Ornamental.

Material examined. INDIA • Assam, Kamrup Metro, Panbazar ; 26°11′10″N, 091°45′9″E; alt. 77 m; 17 Apr. 2018; S. Mehmud leg. GoogleMaps ; CH, ASSAM 96245 About ASSAM .