Corypha lecomtei
Corypha lecomtei is a species of plant in the family Arecaceae. It is only growing in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is threatened by habitat loss. Although ethnoknown for centuries, it was discovered in 1916 scientifically by Dr.Odoardo Beccari. Corypha lecomtei (Common name Cay la buong ) is one of the species used to make palm-leaf manuscripts. Description This palm species has a trunk high and up to a full meter (40 inches) thick, and the palmate leaves are even larger, with petioles up to long (exceeded only by Musa ingens and Lodoicea) and "canaliculate" (round in cross-section with a deep groove on the upper surface), almost certainly the most massive (heaviest leaf stalks (Pptiole) of any plant. and the leaf blade of in length. The inflorescence, a panicle, is very large, up to in height, of which the peduncle is with the remainder being the panicle per se. The width is about . The plant flowers and fruits only once (monocarpy), at between 15 and 30 years of age, and then dies. The fruit is brownish and about 3 inches (7 to 8 cm) long and almost as wide. References https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Corypha_lecomtei&action=edit Corypha lecomtei. . lecomtei Flora of Indo-China Vulnerable