Kingdom Plantae Family Arecaceae Scientific name Corypha lecomtei Rank Species | Order Arecales Genus Corypha Higher classification Corypha | |
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Similar Corypha, Palm trees, Corypha umbraculifera, Corypha utan, Monocotyledon | ||
Corypha lecomtei palm yr 2011
Corypha lecomtei is a species of palm in the Arecaceae family. It is one of the species used to make palm-leaf manuscripts. It is found only in the Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Description
This palm species has a trunk 3.5 to 4 metres high, and the leaves are even larger, with petioles up to 8 metres long and the leaf blade of 3.5 to 4 metres in length. The plant flowers and fruits only once, at between 15 and 30 years of age, and then dies.
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