Pinanga tashiroi
Hayata
Arecaceae
Pseudopinanga tashiroi (Hayata) Burret
Common Name:
General Information
Pinanga tashiroi is a usually clump forming, evergreen palm with a cluster of unbranched stems up to 5 metres tall and 5cm in diameter; each stem is topped by a crown of leaves that are up to 150cm long with a petiole to 60cm[
1968- Title
- Palms of Southern Asia
- Publication
-
- Author
- Henderson A.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press, New York
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 978-0-691-13449-9
- Description
- An excellent concise guide
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a masticatory.
Pinanga tashiroi is classified as 'Critically Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2004)[
338- Title
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
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1968- Title
- Palms of Southern Asia
- Publication
-
- Author
- Henderson A.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press, New York
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 978-0-691-13449-9
- Description
- An excellent concise guide
Range
E. Asia - Taiwan
Habitat
An understorey plant in lowland rain forest; at elevations up to 450 metres[
1968- Title
- Palms of Southern Asia
- Publication
-
- Author
- Henderson A.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press, New York
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 978-0-691-13449-9
- Description
- An excellent concise guide
].
Properties
| Conservation Status | Critically Endangered |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 4.00 m |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Pinanga tashiroi is a plant of the humid tropics, where it is found at low elevations.
Species in this genus generally require a warm, sheltered position with at least moderate shade, especially when young. They grow best in a circumneutral, moist but well-drained soil and strongly dislike dry conditions[
974- Title
- Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants
- Publication
-
- Author
- Ahmed Fayaz
- Publisher
- Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 978-1-55407-489
- Description
- A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
]. This species is somewhat salt-tolerant.
A moderately fast-growing species.
Edible Uses
The seeds are chewed as a substitute for betel nut (Areca catechu)[
1968- Title
- Palms of Southern Asia
- Publication
-
- Author
- Henderson A.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press, New York
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
- 978-0-691-13449-9
- Description
- An excellent concise guide
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
Division of new growths at the base
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