Pinanga manii

Botanical Description

Pinanga manii is a single stemmed, evergreen palm producing an unbranched stem up to 16 metres tall and 15cm in diameter; this is topped by a crown of leaves, each of which is up to 200cm 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 food and source of materials.