Descriptions ²

Clustering palm, to 6 m tall. Leaves entire bifid or irregularly divided. Inflorescence among the leaves, branched to 2 orders.

Biology And Ecology ²

Lowland rain forest, usually on flat land, sometimes on slopes; to 600 m.

References ²

• J. Dransfield & H. Beentje, The Palms of Madagascar. 1995 [http://www.palmweb.org/node/2]
• Madagascar Catalogue, 2013. Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A. & Antananarivo, Madagascar [http://www.efloras.org/madagascar].

Sources and Credits

1. no rights reserved, uploaded by Romer Rabarijaona
2. (c) Romer Rabarijaona, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• African Plants - a photo guide
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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