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==Habitat and Distribution==
Malaya. 
[[File:Eugeissona-brachystachys---Inflorescence.jpg|thumb|left|400px|Photo-Malaysian Biological Diversity.]]
==Description==
A bush-palm smaller than E. tristis. Leaves erect, 14 to
20 feet long, the petiole terete, 12 feet long, an inch through,
glaucous green finely speckled with dull red, with two rows of
short spines, one on the back and one on the front; spines
black, half an inch or less long, in pairs, one pointing upwards,
the other downwards; leaflets deep green, alternate, lanceolate,
caudate, broad, base shortly narrowed, 2 feet long, 3 inches
wide; tail 4 inches long, midrib raised, nerves 14; rachis, back
rounded, upper surface flat. Flower-spike about 3 feet tall;
peduncle short, stout. Spathes broad, lanceolate, cuspidate,
clasping the stem, base green above, red, scuffy, with short
erect black spines increasing in length towards the apex; cusp
acuminate, 6 inches long; upper sheaths shorter, about 15 in
number. Lower flowers panicled, upper branches racemose,
on peduncles of dark brown ovate bracts; peduncles .50 inch
long. Calyx cylindric, irregularly lobed, green. Petals narrow, linear, acuminate, 2 inches long, green. Fruit ovoid, shortly
broadly stipitate at base; apex abruptly beaked; beak half an
inch long, obscurely trigonous; scales ovate, triangular, obtuse,
margins paler, thin, shortly fimbriate.
On the drier part of the hill at Kuala Teku.
A very distinct plant from the only other Peninsular
species, E. tristis, Griff., in its smaller clumps, broad leaflets,
and short inflorescence. It only occurs on the drier parts of
the hills and woods at Kwala Teku. Editing by edric.
==Culture==
Cold Hardiness Zone: 11
==Comments and Curiosities==
Uses: While not common in cultivation, they are used extensively by locals for a variety of purposes. The sago made from the trunks forms the staple of the Punan diet, and the seed's endosperm and the pollen are also known to be consumed. The leaves are used in roof construction, various thatchings, and the manufacture of blinds. The stilt roots of some species are made into walking sticks and toys, while the petioles are fashioned into darts for blowgun hunting.

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File:_52247d0b33512.jpg|Kuala Teku, Malaysia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb. 
File:_5224920979494.jpg|Kuala Teku, Malaysia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
File:_5224787709081.jpg|Kuala Teku, Malaysia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
File:_5224663e1f725.jpg|Kuala Teku, Malaysia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
File:_522476846ac34.jpg|Kuala Teku, Malaysia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
File:_52247cb6a911e.jpg|Kuala Teku, Malaysia. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew/Palmweb.
File:Eugeissona-brachystachys---Inflorescence.jpg|Photo-Malaysian Biological Diversity.
File:Eugeissona-brachystachy---Habit.jpg|Photo-Malaysian Biological Diversity.
File:Eugeissona-brachystachy---Infructescence.jpg|Photo-Malaysian Biological Diversity.
File:Eugeissona-brachystachys---Fruit.jpg|Photo-Malaysian Biological Diversity.
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==External Links==
*[http://eunops.org/content/glossary-palm-terms Glossary of Palm Terms]
*[http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/pronunciation.html MODERN BOTANICAL LATIN]
*[http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/Pronunciation.htm "Just To Be Clear"]
==References==
Phonetic spelling of Latin names by edric. 

Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos.

Special thanks to [http://palmweb.org/?q=node/2 Palmweb.org], Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos.

Glossary of Palm Terms; Based on the glossary in Dransfield, J., N.W. Uhl, C.B. Asmussen-Lange, W.J. Baker, M.M. Harley & C.E. Lewis. 2008. Genera Palmarum - Evolution and Classification of the Palms. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. All images copyright of the artists and photographers (see images for credits).

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