Thank you sir, any differentiating character for *Phoenix humilis*?
On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 10:39 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar < le...@rediffmail.com> wrote: > Stems with leaf bases, peduncle not flattened, elongate, fruits black. > These features lead to P. lourierii Kunth. Rgds, Shrikant > > On Mar 12, 3:29 pm, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear all, > > I have doubts in the binomial of this plant. > > Is this *Phoenix loureirii** *Kunth var.* humilis* (Becc.) S.C. Barrow > > or *Phoenix > > humilis* Royle.? > > > > Which one is the recent & accepted name? > > Mature stems reach up to 0.90 metre in height and these are found on high > > elevations [1000 - 1500msl]. > > > > *Date/Time- 07 Mar 2010 12:00pm* > > > > *Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- *Satyamangalam RF; Eastern Ghats. ca. > > 1400msl > > > > *Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild* > > > > *Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- short tree* > > > > *Height/Length- *0 to 1m* > > * > > > > *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- *1 - 1.2m length; pinnately compound > > > > *Inflorescence Type/ Size- panicle; 20 - 30cm length(along with rachis) > > * > > > > *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- *0.3-0.5cm across; tepals cream > > coloured > > > > *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- berry; on maturity is black* > > > > *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- *no fragrance > > > > The leaves are collected extensively for making broomsticks and thatches. > > Fruits are eaten by animals; the pith of the plant(mature) is eaten by > local > > people. > > -- > > Muthu Karthick, N > > Junior Research Fellow > > Care Earth Trust > > Chennai - 61www.careearthtrust.org > > > > d 008.jpg > > 333KViewDownload > > > > IMG_4018.JPG > > 216KViewDownload > > > > IMG_4025.JPG > > 138KViewDownload > > > > IMG_4028.JPG > > 157KViewDownload > > > > Z 054.jpg > > 385KViewDownload > > > > Z 060.jpg > > 205KViewDownload > > > > Z 113.jpg > > 398KViewDownload > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > -- Muthu Karthick, N Junior Research Fellow Care Earth Trust Chennai - 61 www.careearthtrust.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.