As recorded for Kuhva-Te Palm
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens
Kuhva-Te Palm / Areca Palm
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
Kuhva-Te Palm in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Mizo | Not recorded | Kuhva-te Palm |
See the original recorded names
- Mizo
- Kuhva-te Palm
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP records it as introduced in Andaman Is., Assam Kew dataset ↗︎
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- Maharashtra →Tamil Nadu →Karnataka →
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How to identify Kuhva-Te Palm
Identify Kuhva-Te Palm by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Clustering multi-stemmed yellow-green canes.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Panicle.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Arecaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kuhva-Te Palm.
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
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kuhva-Te Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only.
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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