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[[File:Archontophoenix_maxima.jpg|frame|Figure 1. <i>A. maxima</i>]] | [[File:Archontophoenix_maxima.jpg|frame|Figure 1. <i>A. maxima</i>]] | ||
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===Common Names: === | ===Common Names: === | ||
The Walsh River <i>Archontophoenix </i><br/> | The Walsh River <i>Archontophoenix </i><br/> | ||
===Distribution: === | |||
Occurs in rainforest, gallery forest and wet | |||
sclerophyll forest at 800-1200 m altitude, on the Walsh River | |||
and its tributaries, western Atherton Tablelands [17° | |||
20'S], and nearby Mt Haig Range in the central Atherton | |||
Tableland, Queensland. | |||
===Description: === | ===Description: === | ||
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to 30 cm in diameter and expanded at the base. Leaves 3.5 to | to 30 cm in diameter and expanded at the base. Leaves 3.5 to | ||
4 m long, ascending, held rigid, with a moderate lateral | 4 m long, ascending, held rigid, with a moderate lateral | ||
twist. Petiole is very short or absent. | twist. Petiole is very short or absent. Crown shaft is | ||
mid-green. Pinnae are moderately grey | mid-green. Pinnae are moderately grey scaled below, held | ||
rigid with a very prominent midrib. They lack ramenta on the | rigid with a very prominent midrib. They lack ramenta on the | ||
midrib below. The inflorescence is by far the largest of the | midrib below. The inflorescence is by far the largest of the | ||
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maturity, 13-15 mm long. Fibres in the mesocarp are thin and | maturity, 13-15 mm long. Fibres in the mesocarp are thin and | ||
branched. | branched. | ||
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===Notes: === | ===Notes: === | ||
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John Dowe (Text - from <i><b>Palms & Cycads</b></i> No. 39, Apr-Jun 1993).<br/> | John Dowe (Text - from <i><b>Palms & Cycads</b></i> No. 39, Apr-Jun 1993).<br/> | ||
Luke Nancarrow (Figure 1)<br/> | Luke Nancarrow (Figure 1)<br/> | ||
===External Links:=== | ===External Links:=== | ||
[https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Archontophoenix%20maxima Kew], | |||
[https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/d3c098e5-34cb-4e2b-b5e2-fb8227b5441e PalmWeb], | [https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/d3c098e5-34cb-4e2b-b5e2-fb8227b5441e PalmWeb], | ||
[https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Archontophoenix+maxima JSTOR], | [https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Archontophoenix+maxima JSTOR], | ||
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[[Category:Archontophoenix|maxima]] | [[Category:Archontophoenix|maxima]] | ||
[[Category:Palm|Archontophoenix_maxima]] | [[Category:Palm|Archontophoenix_maxima]] | ||
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Common Names:[edit]
The Walsh River Archontophoenix
Distribution:[edit]
Occurs in rainforest, gallery forest and wet sclerophyll forest at 800-1200 m altitude, on the Walsh River and its tributaries, western Atherton Tablelands [17° 20'S], and nearby Mt Haig Range in the central Atherton Tableland, Queensland.
Description:[edit]
Palm to 25 m tall, trunk to 30 cm in diameter and expanded at the base. Leaves 3.5 to 4 m long, ascending, held rigid, with a moderate lateral twist. Petiole is very short or absent. Crown shaft is mid-green. Pinnae are moderately grey scaled below, held rigid with a very prominent midrib. They lack ramenta on the midrib below. The inflorescence is by far the largest of the genus, being up to 1.5 m long, with a thick peduncle to 12 cm wide; it is branched to four orders; branches are held semierect though they become pendulous in fruit. Flowers are white. Staminate flower has 11-16 stamens. Fruit is red at maturity, 13-15 mm long. Fibres in the mesocarp are thin and branched.
Notes:[edit]
This is the largest species in the genus. It has a
massive inflorescence and ascending, rigid leaves with a
short or absent petiole. Flower characteristics most closely
resemble A. alexandrae.
Contributed by:[edit]
John Dowe (Text - from Palms & Cycads No. 39, Apr-Jun 1993).
Luke Nancarrow (Figure 1)