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Classification
Areca laosensis Becc.
Nomenclature
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Genus: Areca
Species:
Areca laosensis Becc.
Usage:
accepted
Vernacular names:
Language:
Thai
Vernacular name remarks:
Mak lo ka thoen (หมากลอกะเทิ่น) (Trat)
SUMMARY
Solitary or clustering palm tree up to 4 m tall. Stem c. 1.5–2.5 cm diam. Leaf petiole short, c. 10 cm long or less; rachis short probably not more than 1 m long, with few iregulalry spaced pinnae. Inflorescence branched to second order with more than 15, spirally arranged, yellowish green, first order branches. Male flowers mostly inserted in pairs, with 6 stamens. Fruit rather large to 3.5 cm long.