Spotlight on species: Nannorrhops ritchieana
Spotlight on species: Nannorrhops ritchieana
Muhammad Shabir Mughal
ABSTRACT
Nannorhops ritchieana (Mazri) is a
gregarious, tufted, low growing palm with robust
prostrate branching stems or rhizomes,
occasionally with an erect branching stem reaching
6 meter high (Parker ,1921). It is xerophytic in
nature, light dejnander and native of very dry
climate. It has light crown, leaf blade 0.6096-
0.9144 m long and broad. It flowers and fruits
from June to November respectively. Its natural
range extends to Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran
(Bailly, 1935 and Malik,. 1984). In Pakistan.it is
widely distributed in Makran, Kharan.Khuzdar,
Hernai and Sibi area of Balochistan, Kohat,.
Hungu, Orakzai, Waziristan and Kurram Agencies
of N.W.F.P., and Jacobabad of Sindh (Watt, 1891;
Troup, 1921; Parker, 1921; Blattar, 1926; and
Stewart, 1972).
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September 1992
Vol. 42, Iss. 3
