Pinanga griffithii Becc.

Mehmud, Selim & Roy, Himu, 2021, Diversity and distribution of palms (Arecaceae) in Assam, India, Check List 17 (1), pp. 69-93 : 85-86

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scientific name	Pinanga griffithii Becc.
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Pinanga griffithii Becc. View in CoL

Figure 7D, E

Diagnostic characters. Stems clustered, erect, 1.5–2.5 m long; internodes 7–8 cm long and 2–2.5 cm in diam- eter. Leaf pinnate, ca 1.1 m long; crownshaft 25–38 cm long, indumentums brown; petiole 15–22 cm long. Leaf- lets 9–13 per side, 32–43 cm long, 6–8 cm wide, alter- nate, lanceolate, entire, acuminate, basal leaflets with 2 or 3 veins; terminal leaflets connate, ca 30 cm long, 5–12 cm wide, veins 5 or 6. Inflorescence 22–28 cm long; ra- chis 4–5 cm long; rachillae 2–4 in number, 19–24 cm

long. Fruits ellipsoid, arrangement in three directions, ca 1.7 cm long.

Flowering and fruiting. September and November to February, respectively.

Distribution. Cachar and Tinsukia districts; in shaded hilly areas.

Vernacular names. Geruga Tamul (Assamese).

Uses. As masticator (fruit).

Material examined. INDIA • Assam, South Lushan Hill ; no. 117; CAL 492018 About CAL . • Assam, Cachar, Daulashal, Inner Line Forest ; 24°26′29.4″N, 092°49′26″E; alt. 13 m; 15 Nov. 2018; S. Mehmud leg. GoogleMaps ; CH, ASSAM 96248 About ASSAM .