Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Areca triandra
Collector Name:
Melany H. Chapin
Collection Date:
December 1, 1997
Determiner:
John Dransfield (K) 22 Dec 1998
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Locality:
Lawai Valley, NTBG Maidenhair Falls Section, Rubiaceae Area. Between road & Rubiaceae trail.
Plant Description:
with each interval ca. 20 cm.; leaf sheath from base to pinnae ca. 71 cm, 16 pairs pinnae per leaf. Lvs dark green & glabrous upper & lower surfaces; flwrs pistillate at infl bases, staminate near ends. Pistilate flwrs creamy yellow. Small, multiple trunked feather palm 4.6 m ht., DBH 10 cm., trunk with pronounced leaf scars appearance like "bamboo". NTBG # 881472. Tree grown from seed obtained from the Palm Society: Hawaiian Seed bank #88 PS 599 from southern Thailand.
From Accession #:
881472.001
From Cultivated Plant:
Yes
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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