Description: English: Location taken: Else Kientzler Botanical Garden, Sarchi Norte, Costa Rica. Names: Caryota urens L., Brennpalme, Caryot Brûlant, Diópálma, Dong Zong, Fischschwanzpalme, Fishtail Palm, Fishtail Wine Palm, Jagerieboom, Jaggary Palm, Jaggery Palm, Jiu Yu Wei Kui, Kariota parząca, Kimbo, Kitul, Kitul Palm, Kitul tree, Kitul-Tree, Kitulpalme, Konda Panna, Kong Que Ye Zi (Taiwan), Koondalpanai, Kundal Panai, Mari, Ostindische Brennpalme, Palmeira Jaggeri, Palmera De Sagú, Palmier Céleri, Palmier Queue De Poisson, Sago Palm, Solitary Fishtail Palm, Sopari, Thippali, Tippili, Toddy Palm, Wilde Sagueerboom, Wine Palm, Винная пальма, मारी, జీలుగ, ಬಗನಿ, ചൂണ്ടപ്പന, 孔雀椰 Classification: Plantae > Magnoliophyta > Liliopsida > Arecales > Arecaceae > Caryoteae > Caryota > Caryota urens. Date: 4 June 2008. Source: source: David Stang. First published at ZipcodeZoo.com. Author: Photo by David J. Stang.
Description: Common name: Jaggery Palm, Toddy Palm, Fishtail Palm, Wine Palm, Mari (Hindi), Kontalpanai கொண்டல் பனை (Tamil), Anappana (Malayalam) Botanical name:
Caryota urens - [ (kair-ee-OH-tuh) or (kar-RY-oh-tuh) from the Greek karyon (nut); (UR-ens) burning, stinging ] Family:
Arecaceae (palm family) - [ (ar-ek-AY-see-ay) the Palm family (formerly Palmae) ] Origin: India, Myanmar (Burma), Sri Lanka Monocarpic palm exhibiting an erect single trunk, up to 98 ft tall, bearing ringed scars left by fallen leaves. The trunk reaches its maximum height before bloom. Leaves are 9 to 20 ft long. Flowers are unisexual on monoecious plants, alternating on apical, branched inflorescences, enveloped by 2 carinate, marginally fibrous spathes. Fruits, as large as cherries, are globose and reddish. Blooms appear from top to lower branches, and after the last bloom on the lowest level the palm dies. The sap of this palm is very high in simple sugars. In India and other Asian countries, the palm is tapped for its syrup which is often fermented into an alcoholic beverage called toddy. The syrup is also processed into a granular sugar called jaggery. Courtesy: -
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Dave's Garden Note: Identification attempted; may not be accurate. Date: 28 January 2007, 17:13. Source:
Caryota urens. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
18° 57′ 18.58″ N, 72° 48′ 20.28″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 18.955161; 72.805634.