Corypha lecomtei
| Corypha lecomtei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Corypha |
| Species: | C. lecomtei |
| Binomial name | |
| Corypha lecomtei Becc. ex Lecomte | |
Corypha lecomtei is a species of palm in the Arecaceae family. It is one of the species used to make palm-leaf manuscripts.[1] It is found only in the Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description
This palm species has a trunk 3.5 to 4 metres high, and the leaves are even larger, with petioles up to 8 metres long and the leaf blade of 3.5 to 4 metres in length.[2] The plant flowers and fruits only once, at between 15 and 30 years of age, and then dies.[2]
References
- ↑ Elkington, B.G.; Sydara, K.; Hartmann, J.F.; Southavong, B.; Soejarto, D.D. (2013). "Folk Epidemiology Recorded in Palm Leaf Manuscripts of Laos". Journal of Lao studies 3 (1): 1–14. PMC 3703660.
- 1 2 Henri Lecomte (1917), "Observations sur les feuilles d'un Corypha de l'Indo-Chine", Bulletin de la Société botanique de France 63 (1–4): 79–84
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