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Useful Tropical Plants

Pinanga disticha

(Roxb.) H.Wendl.

Arecaceae

+ Synonyms

Areca curvata Griff.

Areca disticha Roxb.

Areca humilis Roxb. ex H.Wendl.

Pinanga bifida Blume

Ptychosperma distichum (Roxb.) Miq.

Seaforthia disticha (Roxb.) Mart.

Common Name:

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General Information

Pinanga disticha is a clump-forming, evergreen palm producing a thick clump of slender, unbranched stems 90 - 130cm tall and around 8mm in diameter[
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.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, valued especially for the shape and mottled appearance of its leaves..

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Southeast Asia - Peninsula Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra)

Habitat

An understorey plant of tropical forests, often forming large clumps; at elevations up to 1,200 metres[
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.
].

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitEvergreen Shrub
Height1.00 m
Cultivation StatusOrnamental, Wild

Cultivation Details

Pinanga disticha is a plant of the humid tropics, where it is found at low to moderate 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.
].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The seeds are used in the treatment of stomach aches and as an antidote to poison that has been ingested[
999
Title
The Gardens' Bulletin Vol. 6
Publication
 
Author
 
Publisher
Singapore Botanic Gardens; Singapore
Year
1930
ISBN
 
Description
A botanical journal - this edition contains a list of the medicinal uses of plants in the region.
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
Division of new growths at the base
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-11-22. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pinanga+disticha>

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