Arecaceae FAMILY
Lanonia hainanensis
Lanonia hainanensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Lanonia hainanensis is an evergreen palm producing a cluster of stems up to 4 metres tall and 3cm in diameter; each stem is topped by a crown of 12 - 15 fan-shaped leaves with petioles up to 160cm long and leaf blades to 120cm wide. The erect inflorescences are up to 100cm tall[ 1968 Title Palms of Southern Asia Publication Author Henderson A. Publisher Princeton University Press, New York Year 2009 ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9 Description An excellent concise guide ]. The leaves are harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Hainan)
HabitatLowland rain forest; at elevations from 270 - 1,100 metres[ 1969 Title Lanonia (Arecaceae: Palmae), a New Genus from Asia, with a Revision of the Species Publication Systematic Botany (2011), 36(4): pp. 883-895 Author Henderson A.J. & Bacon C.D. Website http://1Ó.16OO/O36364411X6O4'JO3 Publisher Year 2011 ISBN Description ].