Nannorhops
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Nannorhops (dwarf bush, because of its low stature). Palmaceae. One tufted small fan-lvd. palm, Afghanistan and India, N. Ritchieana, Wendl., scarcely cult. St. or rhizome prostrate, several feet long, branched: lvs. rigid, plicate, with whitish powder, the segms. curved and 2-lobed, the petiole unarmed (and thereby distinguished from Chamaerops humilis) : spadix much branched: spathes tubular and sheathing: fls. polygamous; corolla 3-parted; stamens 6-9: fr. a small globose or oblong 1-seeded drupe the size of a grape. G.C. 111.51:66. In the mountains of Afghanistan it grows where covered with snow in winter. In sheltered places there it reaches a height of 15-25 ft. : lvs. 3 ft. long, the petiole half as long as the blade, the 8-15 lf. divisions 1 ft. long. The hard bony seed is said to be surrounded with an edible pulp.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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