Bentinckia condapanna
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Bentinckia condapannais a species of flowering plant
in the Arecaceae
family. It is found only in India
. It is threatened by habitat loss.This palm is mainly found in the evergreen forests of Western Ghats
of India.
to this region. It is found mainly at an altitude of 1000-1800 msl. This palm grows upto 10m tall with the girth of about 15 cm. Flowers and nuts can be seen throughout the year . Although it is restricted to certain isolated regions, it is common in few places within its distributional range . Its heart
is eaten by the local tribal people.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Arecaceae
Arecaceae
Arecaceae or Palmae , are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the monocot order Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known genera with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates...
family. It is found only in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is threatened by habitat loss.This palm is mainly found in the evergreen forests of Western Ghats
Western Ghats
The Western Ghats, Western Ghauts or the Sahyādri is a mountain range along the western side of India. It runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. The Western Ghats block rainfall to the Deccan...
of India.
Description
It is a monoecious tree. It grows generally on the steep rocky slopes and cliffs in the rainforests of the southern Western Ghats. It is endemicEndemic (ecology)
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...
to this region. It is found mainly at an altitude of 1000-1800 msl. This palm grows upto 10m tall with the girth of about 15 cm. Flowers and nuts can be seen throughout the year . Although it is restricted to certain isolated regions, it is common in few places within its distributional range . Its heart
Heart of palm
Heart of palm, also called palm heart, palmito, burglar's thigh, chonta, palm cabbage or swamp cabbage, is a vegetable harvested from the inner core and growing bud of certain palm trees Heart of palm, also called palm heart, palmito, burglar's thigh, chonta, palm cabbage or swamp cabbage, is a...
is eaten by the local tribal people.
External links
- http://www.biotik.org/india/species/b/bentcond/bentcond_en.html
- http://www.lundkvistpalmgarden.com/Bentinckia.html
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/38449/all Bentinckia condapanna