Caryota kiriwongensis
| Caryota kiriwongensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Caryota |
| Species: | C. kiriwongensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Caryota kiriwongensis Hodel
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Caryota kiriwongensis is a palm of peninsular Thailand. It belongs to the palm family Palmae or Arecaceae.
Description
[edit]It is a recent discovery, first seen in 1992 by palmophil Aow Panya and described in 1998 by Dr. Donald Hodel. It is a very large palm; up to 120 feet (36 meters) in height and three feet (0.9 meter) DBH (diameter at breast height). It is perhaps most notable for its very large, bipinnate fronds up to 36 feet (eleven meters) in total length, of which 26 ft 3in (8 meters) is the blade, or lamina, 20 inches (51 cm) the petiole and 8 ft 2in (2.5 meters) the crownshaft sheath. There are 2,500 fan-shaped or wedge-shaped leaflets.[1][2]