Arecaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Phoenix paludosa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Phoenix paludosa is an evergreen, clustering palm forming a dense clump of slender, unbranched stems up to 5 metres tall and 5 - 8cm in diameter (excluding leaf sheaths). The leaves are 200 - 300cm long with a stem 70 - 98cm 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 source of food and materials. Phoenix paludosa is threatened by the loss of mangrove habitat throughout its range, primarily due to extraction and coastal development, and there has been an estimated 24% decline in mangrove area within this species' range since 1980. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2008)[ 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 - India, Bangladesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatThe back areas of mangrove and saltwater swamps in areas that are sometimes inundated with brackish water; usually scattered but occasionally forming stands[ 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. , 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. ].