Cyrtostachys renda Blume

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Arecales > Arecaceae > Cyrtostachys > Cyrtostachys renda Blume

Description: Leaves 7 – 10 in crown, erect, stiff, to 150 cm long; sheath tubular, c. 100 cm long, forming distinct crown shaft, scarlet to bright red, with scattered black thick scales; petiole elongate, 5 – 50 cm long, 1.5 – 2.5 cm wide and 1 – 2 cm thick at the base, channeled adaxially, rounded abaxially, red, indumentum as sheath; leaflets regularly arranged, leathery. Staminate flowers 2 – 2.5 × 2 – 3 mm, asymmetrical; sepals 1.8 – 2 × 2 mm, imbricate, rounded, strongly keeled; petals 1 – 2 × 1 – 1.8 mm, triangular, brown at apex and base; stamens 12 – 15; filaments 0.7 – 1 × 0.2 – 0.3 mm; anthers 1 – 1.5 × 0.5 – 0.8 mm; Pistillate flowers 4 – 5 × 3 – 4 mm; sepals 3 – 4 × 2 – 3 mm, imbricate.

Flowering and Fruiting:

Uses: Stems are used for flooring and leaves for thatch. It is, however, a highly desirable and widely cultivated ornamental for tropical regions.

Cultivation: Ornamental

References

http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org

https://indiabiodiversity.org