Pinanga sylvestris

Botanical Description

Pinanga sylvestris is a clump-forming, evergreen palm producing a cluster of unbranched stems up to 6 metres tall and 15 - 35mm in diameter. These are each topped by a crown of leaves each around 100 - 150cm long[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. Pinanga sylvestris has a quite extensive range from India to Indo-China, but it is only known from a small number of collections. The habitat in which it occurs continues to be put under pressure from conversion to agricultural land. Populations found in natural reserves will be offered some protection and higher montane habitat is less likely to be suitable for habitat conversion. The plant is currently classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].