| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 11027 |
| Collected with | Manop Poopath, Wolf Eiserhardt, Anupong Tinnavan, Wirata Rujichaipimon, Natcha Sutjaritjai, Adisak Raksujirak, Namthawan Suphuntee, Suåkontip Sirimongkol, Anecha Chiangreang, Chanittha Seesawang, Perasin Thaotawin, Oscar Balslev Wrisberg, Witoon Srisalaeng |
| Country | Thailand |
| Subpart | Trat |
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| Locality | Koh Chang. Road to Memory Monumene. Ao Karang Viewpoint Evergreen moist forest on steep slope toward the sea. |
| Coordinates | 11° 58' 57'' N 102° 24' 46'' E |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 30 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 30 |
| Start date | 2023/03/10 |
| End date | 2023/03/10 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Oncosperma tigillarium (Jack) Ridley |
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| Field notes | Single stemmed palm; 10 m tall. Stem 5 cm wide. Internodes grey, 2 cm long, armed with <2cm long glossy brown spines espicially in the uppermost 25 cm of the stem. Crownshaft 60 cm long, 6 cm wide. 11 leaves in crown. Leaf sheaths greyish-green with appressed glossy brown spines. Leaf 170 cm ca 50 drooping pinnae per side. Petiole 15 cm, abaxially covered with 3 cm long black-brown spines. Rachis 155 cm. Inflorescences infrafoliar, branching to 2 orders, rachis <28 cm long, burgundy. Remaining inflorescence yellow-green. First-order branches <3 cm long, radillae <32 cm long. Calyx yellow-green, corolla and ovary brown in female flowers after anthesis. Infructescence dark burgundy to deep purple-black. Fruit globose, ca. 1 cm diameter, olive green. |
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