Caryota obtusa

Caryota obtusa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Coryphoideae
Tribus: Caryoteae
Genus: Caryota
Species: Caryota obtusa

Name

Caryota obtusa Griff., 1845

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Caryota rumphiana var. indica Becc., Malesia 1: 75 (1877).
• Heterotypic
  • Caryota obtusidentata Griff., Palms Brit. E. Ind.: t. 236A, B (1850).
  • Caryota gigas Hahn ex Hodel, Palm J. 139: 51 (1998), no diagnostic descr.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asie Assam; China South-Central; East Himalaya; Laos; Myanmar; Thailand References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Griffith, W., 1845. Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 480

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Caryota obtusa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Caryota obtusa. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 16 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Caryota obtusa in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 16.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Caryota obtusa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Dec. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Giant Fishtail Palm
ไทย: เต่าร้างยักษ์น่าน

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