Arenga westerhoutii Griff.

Mehmud, Selim & Roy, Himu, 2021, Diversity and distribution of palms (Arecaceae) in Assam, India, Check List 17 (1), pp. 69-93 : 72

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.1.69
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scientific name	Arenga westerhoutii Griff.
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Arenga westerhoutii Griff. View in CoL

Figure 2A

Diagnostic characters. Solitary, unarmed, 12 m tall woody tree; trunk 25–30 cm in diameter. Leaf pinnate, erect, 4–5.5 m long; petiole green, with black fibre at base. Leaflets auriculate, alternate, 100–130 per side, 28–90 cm long, 5–8 cm wide, linear, adaxially dark green, abax- ially silvery white with brown indumentums and prominent midvein, auricle ca 3 cm long and apex serrated.

Distribution. Cachar district; hilly areas.

Material examined. INDIA • Arunachal Pradesh, Dibang Valley, Angolin ; 720 m; 27 Aug. 2000; M. Bhaumik leg.; ASSAM 64953 . • Assam, Cachar, Borail WLS; 17 Jul. 2011; Hussain Ali Barbhuiyan leg.; ASSAM 85989 . • Assam, Cachar, Balicherra, Haflong Road ; 24°59′24.6″N, 092°45′10.7″E; alt. 83 m; 09 Nov. 2018; S. Mehmud leg. GoogleMaps ; CH, ASSAM 96214 About ASSAM .