Caryota mitus
COMMON NAME | Burmese fishtail palm, clustering fishtail palm |
TYPE | Palm |
FAMILY | Arecaceae |
NOTES | A clustering species,
with many trunks to about 6 m (18 FEET) tall, with bipinnate leaves. The light green leaflets are shaped like a fish's
tail fin, hence its common name. Mature
plants first begin flowering at the top of the stem. Subsequent flowering
proceeds lower and lower down the stem. After the last flowering, the stem
dies and should be removed. The clump will survive, however, and continue to
produce more stems. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Tropical Asia from India to Java to
southern China |
NATIVE HABITAT | Tropical rainforests |
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