Caryota kiriwongensis, also known as the giant caryota, is a palm of peninsular Thailand. It belongs to the palm family Palmae or Arecaceae.
Description It is a recent discovery, first seen in 1992 by palmophile Aow Panya and described in 1998 by Dr. Donald Hodel. It is a very large palm; up to height and DBH (diameter at breast height). It is perhaps most notable for its very large, bipinnate fronds, up to total length, of which is the blade or lamina, the petiole, and the crownshaft sheath. There are 2,500 fan-shaped or wedge-shaped leaflets. this is a supplementum to the description
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