Ptychosperma macarthurii (H.Wendl. ex H.J.Veitch) H.Wendl. ex Hook.

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

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.1.69
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scientific name	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 About ASSAM .