Archontophoenix maxima: Difference between revisions
From PACSOA Wiki
m (1 revision imported) |
P>Pacsoa No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
<div class="row"> | <div class="row"> | ||
<div class="small-0 large- | <div class="small-0 large-4 columns"> | ||
===Common Names: === | ===Common Names: === | ||
The Walsh River <i>Archontophoenix </i><br/> | The Walsh River <i>Archontophoenix </i><br/> | ||
| Line 24: | Line 23: | ||
branched. | branched. | ||
[[File:Archontophoenix_maxima.jpg|frame|Figure 1. <i>A. maxima</i>]] | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
</div> | <div class="small-0 large-8 columns"> | ||
</div></div> | |||
===Distribution: === | ===Distribution: === | ||
Occurs in rainforest, gallery forest and wet | Occurs in rainforest, gallery forest and wet | ||
| Line 46: | Line 47: | ||
===External Links:=== | ===External Links:=== | ||
[https:// | <p>[https://www.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Archontophoenix+maxima&page=quickSearch 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], | ||
[https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Archontophoenix+maxima Trebrown], | [https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Archontophoenix+maxima Trebrown], | ||
[https://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Archontophoenix_maxima.htm ATRP] | [https://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Archontophoenix_maxima.htm ATRP] | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Archontophoenix+maxima%22&num=10&sa=Google+Search Google], | [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Archontophoenix+maxima%22&num=10&sa=Google+Search Google], | ||
[https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Archontophoenix+maxima%22&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages], | [https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Archontophoenix+maxima%22&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages], | ||
[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Archontophoenix+maxima Flickr], | [https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Archontophoenix+maxima Flickr], | ||
[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Archontophoenix+maxima%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&sa=Google+Search PalmTalk] | [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Archontophoenix+maxima%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&sa=Google+Search PalmTalk] | ||
<p> | <p> | ||
Revision as of 19:08, 7 July 2024
Common Names:
The Walsh River Archontophoenix
Description:
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. Crownshaft 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.
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.
Notes:
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:
John Dowe (Text - from Palms & Cycads No. 39, Apr-Jun 1993).
Luke Nancarrow (Figure 1)
External Links:
Kew, PalmWeb, JSTOR, Trebrown, ATRP
Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk