As recorded for Bismarck Palm
Bismarckia nobilis
Bismarck Palm
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range does not include India Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: N. & W. Madagascar. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
- Recorded habitat
- Cultivated
- Explore nearby plants
- Gujarat →Uttar Pradesh →West Bengal →
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How to identify Bismarck Palm
Identify Bismarck Palm by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a palm (columnar) habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Massive silvery-blue fan leaves.
- Confirm leaf type: Palmately compound (fan-shaped fronds).
- Confirm leaf shape: Orbicular.
- In India, compare location records such as Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.
- Confirm it sits within the Arecaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bismarck Palm.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bismarckia nobilis
- Genus
- Bismarckia
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Madagascar
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Palmately compound (fan-shaped fronds)recorded
- Leaf shape
- OrbicularrecordedRounded, roughly circular.“The nearly rounded leaves are enormous in maturity, over 3 m wide, and are divided to a third its length into 20 or more stiff, once-folded segments, themselves split on the ends.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bismarck Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
Typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Bismarck Palm
Bismarck Palm (Bismarckia nobilis) belongs to the Arecaceae family, where it grows as a single-stemmed palm. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. It is cultivated.
Uses
It is planted as an ornamental.
Arecaceae
Palm family
Bismarck Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
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