Guihaia
Sign in to saveGuihaia is a genus of three species of dioecious palms found in China and Vietnam. Perhaps its most distinctive characteristic is that it is the only palm with palmate leaves that has reduplicate (A-shaped) leaf folds. All other palmate leaves have induplicate (V-shaped) leaf folds. Guihaia lancifolia has undivided leaves.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderArecales
- FamilyArecaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Collections
- NHMUK, MO
- Recorded in
- China, Vietnam
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- Parent taxon
- Arecaceae
- Image
- Guihaia argyrata - University of California Botanical Garden - DSC08994.JPG
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- taxon common name
- 石山棕属
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Guihaia is a genus of three species of dioecious palms found in China and Vietnam. Perhaps its most distinctive characteristic is that it is the only palm with palmate leaves that has reduplicate (A-shaped) leaf folds. All other palmate leaves have induplicate (V-shaped) leaf folds. Guihaia lancifolia has undivided leaves.
==Species== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Distribution |- |120px ||Guihaia argyrata (S.K.Lee & F.N.Wei) S.K.Lee, F.N.Wei & J.Dransf ||China: Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong and Vietnam |- |120px ||Guihaia grossefibrosa (Gagnep.) J.Dransf., S.K.Lee & F.N.Wei ||China: Guangdong, Guangxi and Vietnam |- | ||Guihaia heterosquama X. Y. Li || China: Chongqing; Fuling district |- | ||Guihaia lancifolia K. W. Luo & F. W. Xing || China: Guangxi |- |}
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