Palmyra Palm
Borassus flabellifer
Also known as Thoddy Palm
Palm (Columnar)outdoor
About Palmyra Palm
Borassus flabellifer, commonly known as doub palm, palmyra palm, tala, tal palm, toddy palm, lontar palm, wine palm, or ice apple, is a fan palm native to South Asia (especially in Bangladesh, East India, and South India) and Southeast Asia. It is reportedly naturalized in Socotra.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Borassus flabellifer
- Genus
- Borassus
- Family
- ARECACEAE
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Habitat
- Common near the sea coasts
- 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
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-August
Local Names
- Hindi
- ताड़ Taad, ताल Tal, त्रृणराज Trinaraaj
- 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
Botanical family
Arecaceae
Palm family
Palmyra Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
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