Ravenea louvelii Beentje

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Ravenea louvelii Beentje

  • Collector(s)

    J. Dransfield JD6485 with A. N. Henderson, G. Schatz, M. Staniforth, 05 Mar 1988

  • Location

    Madagascar. Moromanga: Andasibe, Analmazoatra (Perinet), forest west of road to railway station.

  • Habitat

    Ridgetop, montane forest with small crowns, rather disturbed.

  • Description

    Solitary squat palm; trunk to 2m tall, ca. 50cm diam, including leaf base, ca. 20cm diam. when bare, covered with macescent leaf bases. Leaves about 10 in crown, robust, erect and stiff; sheath somewhat swollen at base; petiole 1.2m long, covered in rich brown scales, the petiole margins extremely sharp; rachis to 3m; leaflets dark green, very narrow, ca. 80 on each side. Inflorescence interfoliar, solitary, hidden among the leaf bases, staminate, to 35cm long' prophyll incomplete, ca. 10cm, cream-coloured; first peduncular bract 15cm, purplish; next to 20cm, open, next completely sheathing the inflorescence in bud, 35cm long, beaked, purplish, covered in brown scales. Open flowers cream-coloured, musty scented; beetles present among the flowers; pollen white; flowers deliquesce after anthesis. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00682901

    Occurrence ID: e04e296c-e9aa-4f1c-a75f-b7003b927211

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Arecales

  • Family

    Arecaceae

  • All Determinations

    Ravenea louvelii Beentje det J. Dransfield

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Madagascar

  • Locality

    Moromanga: Andasibe, Analmazoatra (Perinet), forest west of road to railway station

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

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