Arenga micrantha

Arenga micrantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Arenga
Species: A. micrantha
Binomial name
Arenga micrantha
C.F. Wei (Chinese: 卫兆芬)[1]

Arenga micrantha, also known as the Tibetan Sugar Palm, is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae (Palm) family, found in the Cloud forests of Tibet, Bhutan, and North-East India.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, between 1400 and 2150 m.[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.

It is a solitary palm that grows up to 2m in height and 15 cm in diameter, with 3m long leaves and 1m long inflorescences.[2] It requires pollination to fruit, and rarely flowers. It is probably the most cold hardy species in the genus.[3]

It is sometimes used as material to build shelters.[3]

References

  1. Wei, Chao Fen (1988). "Arenga micrantha from China". Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 26 (5): 494.
  2. 1 2 Henderson, Andrew (2009). Palms of Southern Asia. Princeton Field Guides. Princeton University Press. p. 34. ISBN 0-691-13449-9.
  3. 1 2 3 Noltie, H. J. J. (2000). "Arenga micrantha: A Little-Known Eastern Himalayan Palm" (PDF). Palms (The International Palm Society) 44 (1): 14–18. ISSN 1523-4495.

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