Arecaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Phoenix rupicola

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Phoenix rupicola is a single-stemmed, evergreen palm tree producing a crown of leaves at the top of an unbranched stem. The stem is around 3 - 5 metres tall and 17 - 25cm in diameter (excluding leaf sheaths). The leaves are around 150 - 250cm long[ 1737 Title A Monograph of Phoenix L. (Palmae; Coryphoidede) Publication Kew Bulletin Vol 53, 3 , 513-575, 1998 Author Barrow S.C. Website http://10.2307/4110478 Publisher Year 1998 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Phoenix rupicola is threatened by increasing settlement in its area. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(1998)[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Bhutan, Bangladesh, northeast India

HabitatRelatively inaccessible patches of warm, wet forest or more open areas on steep rocky hillsides, ravines and cliffs; at elevations from 300 - 1,220 metres[ 1737 Title A Monograph of Phoenix L. (Palmae; Coryphoidede) Publication Kew Bulletin Vol 53, 3 , 513-575, 1998 Author Barrow S.C. Website http://10.2307/4110478 Publisher Year 1998 ISBN Description ].