Arecaceae FAMILY

Lanonia centralis

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lanonia centralis is an evergreen palm producing a cluster of erect stems up to 5 metres tall and 2 - 4cm in diameter. Each stem is tpped by a crown of 8 - 13 large leaves with petioles up to 130cm long and a leaf blade up to 100cm wide. The erect inflorescences are around 70cm tall[ 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 ]. The leaves are harvested in quantity from the wild and widely used in Vietnam to make the traditional woven hats known as 'la non'[ 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 ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - central Laos to central and southern Vietnam

HabitatLowland, broad-leaved, evergreen, closed rain forest, growing on steep slopes on shale, sandstone, or limestone rocks, and persisting in secondary forest, often occurring in great abundance; at elevations up to 1,150 metres[ 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 ].