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Classification
Nypa fruticans Wurmb
Nomenclature
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Genus: Nypa
SUMMARY
Creeping tree growing horizontally, and bifurcating at more or less regular intervals. Stem covered by marcescent leaves and persistent leaf bases above ground. Leaves 4–7 in crown rarely more; sheath and petiole 1.3–1.8 m long; rachis 6–7 m long; pinnae 70–80 per side; the largest ones the middle portion of the leaf up to 1.2 m long. Inflorescences 90–170 cm long; peduncle 60–90 cm long, terete; prophyllapproximately 30-40 cm long; peduncular bracts 20–30 cm long; rachis 30-80 cm long, rachis bracts tubular; number of first order branches 5–10; terminal head of female flowers globose, 6–8 cm diam.; male rachillae 7–12 cm long; female flowers with perianth 3–4 mm long, carpels 8–11 mm long, stigmatic opening 2–3 mm long, covered by viscid droplet at anthesis; male flowers much smaller than female flowers, perianth similar in size and shape; common stalk of three stamens 4–5 mm long. Fruit obovoid, angled, dark brown, 8–11 x 6–8 cm.