Nypa fruticans Wurmb

Description:

Kampung Singkir, Yan, Kedah, Malaysia.Nypa fruticans Wurmb. Arecaceae. CN: [Malay - Nipah], Mangrove palm, Nipa palm, Nipa. A monotypic taxon native of Eastern Asia (Japan - Ryukyu Islands), Asia tropical (Indian Subcontinent: India; Sri Lanka, Indo-China: Cambodia; Laos; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam, Malesia region and Australasia (Northern Territory, Queensland). Nypa fruticans, the Nipa palm, has a horizontal trunk that grows beneath the ground and only the leaves and flower stalk grow upwards above the surface. Leaves use for thatching roof, fruits edible.Synonyms:Nipa fruticans Thunb.Nypa arborescens Wurmb ex H. Wendl.www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?25449en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nypa_fruticans