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Caryota no
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Caryota
Species:
C. no
Binomial name
Caryota no
Synonyms[3]
  • Caryota nó Becc. 1871[2]
  • Caryota rumphiana var. borneensis Becc.

Caryota no is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to the Island of Borneo.[3][1][4] Its specific epithet is from the common name in Malaysian, cajù nó.[2] It is called baroch by the Dayak people of Singhi.[2] The fibers, which are used for fishing lines or woven into baskets, are called talì onus.[2] The extremely hard wood is also used like similar species.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Johnson, D. 1998. Caryota no. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Beccari, Odoardo (1871). "Note Sopra Alcune Palme Bornensi" (PDF). Nuovo Giornale Botanico Italiano (in Italian). 3: 12–15. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. ^ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.