Nannorrhops
| Nannorrhops | |
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| Nannorrhops ritchiana in Oman | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Subfamily: | Coryphoideae |
| Tribe: | Chuniophoeniceae |
| Genus: | Nannorrhops H.Wendl. |
| Species: | N. ritchiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Nannorrhops ritchiana | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Nannorrhops ritchiana, the Mazari palm, is the sole species in the genus Nannorrhops in the palm family Arecaceae.
Distribution
[edit]It is native to southwestern Asia, from the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula east through Iran and Afghanistan to Pakistan in the historical region of Balochistan, growing at altitudes of up to 1,600 m.[1][2][3][4][5]
Description
[edit]It is a shrub-like clumping palm, with several stems growing from a single base. The stems grow slowly and often tightly together, reaching up to 6 m (20 ft).[4] It is a fan palm (Arecaceae tribe Corypheae), with the leaves 30–60 cm (12–24 in) long, rarely to 130 cm (51 in) long, with a long, smooth (unspined) petiole 15–30 cm (6–12 in) long terminating in a rounded fan 60–90 cm (24–35 in) wide with 8–15 (–40) leaflets, each leaflet 30–38 cm (12–15 in) long, with a distinct glaucous blue-green to grey-green colour.[5]
The flowers are borne in tall, open clusters up to 0.6–1 m (2–3 ft) long at the top of the stems;[5] the flowers are hermaphrodite.[4] The fruit is a brown drupe 0.6–1.8 cm diameter, containing a seed 1.15-1.5 cm long and 1.1-1.5 cm wide.[4][5] The individual stems are monocarpic, dying back to the ground after flowering, with the plant continuing growth from basal sprouts.[citation needed]
Cultivation
[edit]It is one of the hardier palms, tolerating winter frosts down to about −12 °C (10 °F) (possibly even −20 °C or −4 °F), though it requires very hot summers for good growth. It can be grown in USDA zones 6-11.[citation needed] It is occasionally grown as an ornamental plant in southern Europe and southern North America, but is not widely cultivated.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ↑ Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2006). A contribution to the flora of Wadi Abdur (Dhofar, Southern Oman). Webbia: Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Geography 61: 253-260.
- 1 2 3 4 "Nannorrhops in Flora of Pakistan @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2026-09-26.
- 1 2 3 4 "Nannorrhops ritchiana in Flora of Pakistan @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2026-09-26.
External links
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Media related to Nannorrhops at Wikimedia Commons- Fairchild Guide to Palms: Nannorrhops
- PACSOA: Nannorrhops Archived 2009-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Scanpalm Nannorrhops
