Arecaceae FAMILY

Wallichia oblongifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Wallichia oblongifolia is a clump-forming, evergreen palm with short, often subterranean stems that with time can reach up to 100cm tall and 40cm in diameter. Each stem has around 7 - 10 meaves around 150 - 250cm long with a petiole up to 200cm long[ 1975 Title A Revision of Wallichia (Palmae) Publication Taiwania, 52(1): 1-11, 2007 Author Henderson A. Publisher Year 2007 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayan regions of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, northern Myanmar, southern China (Yunnan)

HabitatLowland or montane rain forest, especially in rocky places on steep slopes; at elevations from 200 - 1,200 metres[ 1975 Title A Revision of Wallichia (Palmae) Publication Taiwania, 52(1): 1-11, 2007 Author Henderson A. Publisher Year 2007 ISBN Description ].