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Classification
Areca tunku J.Dransf. & C.K.Lim
Nomenclature
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Genus: Areca
Species:
Areca tunku J.Dransf. & C.K.Lim
Usage:
accepted
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name remarks:
Not recorded
SUMMARY
Solitary palm, up to 5 m tall and 5 cm diam. Leaves 8–12 in crown; leaf sheath forming a brownish green up to 45 cm long crownshaft; petiole 15–20 cm long, green glabrous; rachis up to 2.5 m long, with 5–15 or rarely more pinnae on each side, longest pinnae on the mid portion up to 70 cm long. Inflorescence branched to first order (rarely to second), peduncle 2–3 cm long, rachis 10–15 cm, flowering branches up to 15, distichously arranged, stiffly upright, dark purplish to brown, 15–30 cm long. Male flowers paired or solitary, with 6 stamens. Fruit ellipsoid to ovoid, 3–4.5 x 1.5–3 cm, purplish green to brown.