Iguanura wallichiana rosea

(Iguanura wallichiana rosea)

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Description

There are three subspecies, Iguanura wallichiana var. major, (Malaya) A truly spectacular dwarf palm, native to Peninsular Malaysia, which forms a dense cluster of trunkless plants with vivid green, undivided leaves to about 1.5 m (5 ft.) tall. Iguanura wallichiana var. rosea (Malaya Kelantan, and Perak.) Iguanura wallichiana var. wallichiana, (Malaya, Sumatera, and Thailand.) forms clusters of canlike stems to about 3 m (10 ft.) tall, each holding an open crown of arching leaves with wide, somewhat fishtail-shaped leaflets.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Arecales
Family:Arecaceae
Genus:Iguanura
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