Bentinckia nicobarica
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| Bentinckia nicobarica at the Botanical Survey of India’s National Orchidarium and Experimental Garden (NOEG) in Yercaud, Tamil Nadu | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Bentinckia |
| Species: | B. nicobarica
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| Binomial name | |
| Bentinckia nicobarica (Kurz) Becc.
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| Synonyms | |
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Orania nicobarica | |
Bentinckia nicobarica is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae endemic to the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. It is a palm native to Great Nicobar, Katchal, Nancowry and Car Nicobar islands[2].
The occurrence of this species in Andaman and Nicobar group of islands other than Katchal Island is yet to be confirmed as natural/escape or by human introduction. It is an endangered species according to IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2016 with Red List Category & Criteria as C2a (ver 2.3)[3]. Living specimens of this taxon are conserved at the Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, at the Field Gene Bank of Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram and in Dhanikhari Experimental Garden cum Arboretum (DEGCA) in Andaman & Nicobar Islands[4]
Description
[edit]Bentinckia nicobarica grows about 20m tall and girth is about 25 cm.[5] The stems are used by the local people in house and fence construction. It is generally seen along with other palm species such as Areca catechu, Pinanga manii and Rhopaloblaste augusta.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Johnson, D. (1998). "Bentinckia nicobarica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38450A10120169. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38450A10120169.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Sreekumar, P.V. & T. Coomar (1999).Bentinckia nicobarica: an endemic, endangered palm of the Nicobar Islands. Palms 43(3): 118–121.
- ^ Kulkarni, A.R. & R.M. Mulani (2004). Indigenous palms of India. Current Science 86(12): 1598–1603.
- ^ Kamble, Mayur Yashwant; J.H. Franklin Benjamin; Vivek C. Poulose (2024-10-26). "Taxonomic significance of seeds and seedling morphology in the threatened Indian endemic palm genus Bentinckia (Arecaceae)". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 16 (10): 26030–26034. doi:10.11609/jott.7944.16.10.26030-26034. ISSN 0974-7907.
- ^ Henderson, A (2009). "Palms of Southern Asia". The New York Botanical Garden. Princeton University Press. Princeton.
- ^ Brandis, D (1906). "Indian Trees – An account of Trees, Shrubs, Woody climbers, Bamboos and Palms indigenous or commonly cultivated in the British Indian Empire". Third Reprint 1990. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun, India.
- ^ Mathew, S. P. & Abraham, S. (1994). "The vanishing palms of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Principas 38: 100-104".
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External links
[edit]- Arkive.
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