Myrialepis paradoxa (Kurz) J. Dransf.
Fraser's Hill FR, Pahang, Malaysia.
A hook-climber. Myrialepis paradoxa (Kurz) J. Dransf. Arecaceae. CN: [Malay - Rotan gajah, Rotan kertong, Cekolo]. Native to Indo-China, Malesia (Malaysia, Indonesia) and grows in lowland and montane rainforests to 1600 m elevation. Large hook climbing palm with clustering stems, formidably armed with long, golden spines, about the diameter of a slender arm and reaching an incredible 45 m in length. The large, flat, spreading leaves form an elongated crown. Each stem flowers only once and dies after the fruits have matured.
Synonym(s):
Bejaudia cambodiensis Gagnep.
Calamus paradoxus Kurz
Myrialepis floribunda (Becc.) Gagnep.
Myrialepis scortechinii Becc.
Palmijuncus paradoxus (Kurz) Kuntze
Plectocomiopsis annulata Ridl.
Plectocomiopsis floribunda Becc.
Plectocomiopsis paradoxa (Kurz) Becc.
Plectocomiopsis scortechinii (Becc.) Ridl.
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-131905
www.rarepalmseeds.com/pix/MyrPar.shtml
www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/new/Myrialepis.html
Myrialepis paradoxa (Kurz) J. Dransf.
Fraser's Hill FR, Pahang, Malaysia.
A hook-climber. Myrialepis paradoxa (Kurz) J. Dransf. Arecaceae. CN: [Malay - Rotan gajah, Rotan kertong, Cekolo]. Native to Indo-China, Malesia (Malaysia, Indonesia) and grows in lowland and montane rainforests to 1600 m elevation. Large hook climbing palm with clustering stems, formidably armed with long, golden spines, about the diameter of a slender arm and reaching an incredible 45 m in length. The large, flat, spreading leaves form an elongated crown. Each stem flowers only once and dies after the fruits have matured.
Synonym(s):
Bejaudia cambodiensis Gagnep.
Calamus paradoxus Kurz
Myrialepis floribunda (Becc.) Gagnep.
Myrialepis scortechinii Becc.
Palmijuncus paradoxus (Kurz) Kuntze
Plectocomiopsis annulata Ridl.
Plectocomiopsis floribunda Becc.
Plectocomiopsis paradoxa (Kurz) Becc.
Plectocomiopsis scortechinii (Becc.) Ridl.
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-131905
www.rarepalmseeds.com/pix/MyrPar.shtml
www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/new/Myrialepis.html