Kuhva-Te Palm / Areca Palm
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chrysalidocarpus lutescens
- Genus
- Chrysalidocarpus
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal, Gujarat, Assam, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Mizoram, Rajasthan
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“Leaflet arrangement is opposite and their shape is linear to lanceolate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“The leaves are upward-arching, 2–3 m (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in) long, and pinnate, with a yellow midrib.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“Leaflet arrangement is opposite and their shape is linear to lanceolate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kuhva-Te Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded“It bears 2-ft-long panicles of yellow flowers in summer.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“It bears 2-ft-long panicles of yellow flowers in summer.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kuhva-Te Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Mizo
- Kuhva-te Palm
About Kuhva-Te Palm
Areca Palm (Chrysalidocarpus lutescens) belongs to the Arecaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 15 other states.
Uses
Locally it is long used in traditional medicine, planted as an ornamental and stripped for fibre used in rope and matting. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Arecaceae
Palm family
Kuhva-Te Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
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