Plectocomia

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Plectocomia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Plectocomia (Greek, plaited hair; application obscure). Palmaceae. Six species of East Indian climbing pinnate palms which fruit once and then die. One of the most interesting species is P. khasyana, which is figured in B.M. 5105 under the erroneous title of P. assamica. This species has a slender st. 60-80 ft. long, and about as thick as a man's arm, being slightly thicker above than at the base. The lvs. attain 30 ft. and are pinnate only in the lower half, the rest of the lf. being a long whip-like extension of the rachis of the lf. A singular feature of this palm is the device by which it climbs. This consists of a series of compound spines shaped like a downward-pointing human hand, the back of the hand being yellow and the 5 or 6 fingers composed of brown spines. These organs are scattered all along the lower side of the flattened rachis. They hook on the branches of trees and thus enable the palm to climb for light. Probably all the species possess these flagelliform lvs. and remarkable spines. The whip-like lf .-tips may act as tendrils. The genus is little known to cultivators. It is allied to the rattans (Calamus), which also are climbers. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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