Arecaceae · Bismarckia

Bismarck Palm

Bismarckia nobilis

Palm (Columnar)outdoor
Habit
Palm (Columnar)
Found in India
Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal

Plant Details

Scientific name
Bismarckia nobilis
Genus
Bismarckia
Family
Arecaceae
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

Arrangement
Alternate
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Parallel venation leaf character
Venation
Parallel

Characters marked “recorded” are for Bismarck Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Inflorescence
Panicle
Fruit
Drupe

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.

Illustration representing the Arecaceae family
Botanical family

Arecaceae

Palm family

Bismarck Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.

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