As recorded for Taad
Borassus flabellifer
Taad / Palmyra Palm ताड़
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
Also known as Thoddy Palm
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- February-August
Taad in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | ताड़ · ताल · त्रृणराज · ताड़ | Taad, Tal, Trinaraaj |
| Nepali | दरिवल · टाड · ताडी | Dariwal, Taad, Taadee |
| Bengali | তাল · তাল ফল | Taala |
| Tamil | தாலம் · பனைமரம் · ஆசியப் பனை | Talam |
| Telugu | తాటి చెట్టు · ఆసియా తాటి చెట్టు · బొరాసస్ ఫ్లాబెల్లిఫర్ | Tatichettu |
| Kannada | ಓಲೆಗರಿ · ತಾಳೆಗರಿ · ಪನೆ | Olegari, Taalegari, Pane |
| Malayalam | കരിമ്പന | Karimpana, Borassus flabellifer |
| Marathi | ताड | Taad |
| Sinhala | තල් | Not recorded |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- ताड़ Taad, ताल Tal, त्रृणराज Trinaraaj, ताड़
- Nepali
- दरिवल Dariwal, टाड Taad, ताडी Taadee
- Bengali
- তাল Taala, তাল (ফল)
- Tamil
- தாலம் Talam, பனைமரம், ஆசியப் பனை
- Telugu
- తాటి చెట్టు Tatichettu, ఆసియా తాటి చెట్టు, బొరాసస్ ఫ్లాబెల్లిఫర్
- Kannada
- ಓಲೆಗರಿ Olegari, ತಾಳೆಗರಿ Taalegari, ಪನೆ Pane
- Malayalam
- കരിമ്പന Karimpana, കരിമ്പന, Borassus flabellifer
- Marathi
- ताड Taad
- Sinhala
- තල්
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India to Indo-China, Jawa to Lesser Sunda Is..
- Recorded habitat
- Common near the sea coasts
- Explore nearby plants
- Tamil Nadu →Andhra Pradesh →Telangana →
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How to identify Taad
Identify Taad 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 fan leaves, sap tapped for toddy (palmyra palm).
- Confirm leaf type: Palmately compound (fan-shaped fronds).
- Confirm flower arrangement: Catkin.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Arecaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Taad.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Borassus flabellifer
- Genus
- Borassus
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Habitat
- Common near the sea coasts
- Habitat type
- Coastal
- Native to
- Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia
- Distribution
- Africa, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, India to Indo-China, Siam, Java, Lesser sunda Islands, Australia, Sunda, New Guinea, Queensland
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Puducherry, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Assam, Goa, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Tripura
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-August
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Palmately compound (fan-shaped fronds)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Taad itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- CatkinrecordedA slim, often dangling spike of tiny, usually wind-pollinated flowers.“But very rarely male and female flowers in same trees have also been noticed The male flowers are less than 1 centimetre (0.39 in) long and form semi-circular clusters, which are h” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Taad itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Taad
Palmyra Palm (Borassus flabellifer) is a single-stemmed palm in the Arecaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and 18 other states. It grows in common near the sea coasts. Flowering and fruiting run from February to August.
Uses
In practice it is grown for parts that are eaten, cut for timber and furniture and planted as an ornamental.
Arecaceae
Palm family
Taad belongs to the Arecaceae family.
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