✿Arecaceae · Saribus
Footstool Palm
Saribus rotundifolius
outdoor
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Saribus rotundifolius
- Genus
- Saribus
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Gujarat
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Palmately compound (fan-shaped fronds)recorded
- Leaf margin
- LobedrecordedThe edge is divided into rounded or pointed sections that don't reach the midrib.“The palmately-lobed leaves are spirally arranged around the trunk.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“Its trunk is smooth and straight with a shallow rings of leaf scars.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Footstool Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- DruperecordedA fleshy fruit with a single hard stone/pit enclosing the seed.“The fruit is a fleshy drupe.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Footstool Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Footstool Palm
Footstool palm (Saribus rotundifolius) is a species in the Arecaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and 2 other states.
Uses
Locally it is planted as an ornamental.
Botanical family
Arecaceae
Palm family
Footstool Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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