Arecaceae FAMILY

Pinanga gracilis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pinanga gracilis is a usually clump forming, evergreen palm producing a cluster of unbranched stems that can be up to 4 metres tall and around 15mm in diameter; this is topped by a crown of leaves that are each up to 75cm 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. , 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Hymalayan regions of eastern Nepal, northeast India, Bhutan, China (southeast Xizang), Bangladesh and Myanmar

HabitatLowland to montane rain forests; at elevations up to 1,200 metres[ 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. ].