As recorded for Bajar-Battu
Corypha umbraculifera
Bajar-Battu / Talipot Palm बजरबट्टू
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- November-June
Bajar-Battu 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 | बजरबट्टू | Bajar-battu |
| Tamil | தாளி · தாளிப்பனை | Tali, Tali-p-panai |
| Telugu | శ్రీతాళము | Sritalamu |
| Kannada | ಈಂದು · ಶ್ರೀತಾಳಿ ಮರ | Indu, Shritali Mara |
| Malayalam | കുടപ്പന · താളി | Kudappana, Tali |
| Marathi | ताली | Tali |
| Sanskrit | Not recorded | Alpayushi |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- बजरबट्टू Bajar-battu, Bajar-battu
- Tamil
- தாளி Tali, தாளிப்பனை Tali-p-panai, Tali
- Telugu
- శ్రీతాళము Sritalamu
- Kannada
- ಈಂದು Indu, ಶ್ರೀತಾಳಿ ಮರ Shritali Mara, Indu
- Malayalam
- കുടപ്പന Kudappana, താളി Tali, Kudappana
- Marathi
- ताली Tali
- Sanskrit
- Alpayushi
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗︎
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- Tamil Nadu →Karnataka →Kerala →
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How to identify Bajar-Battu
Identify Bajar-Battu 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: Flowers once after decades then dies, giant fan leaves (talipot palm).
- Confirm leaf type: Palmately compound (fan-shaped fronds).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Arecaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bajar-Battu.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Corypha umbraculifera
- Genus
- Corypha
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Native to
- North Malabar in low moist coastal regions
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-June
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (DD)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Palmately compound (fan-shaped fronds)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bajar-Battu 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 Bajar-Battu
Talipot Palm (Corypha umbraculifera) belongs to the Arecaceae family, where it grows as a single-stemmed palm. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and 2 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from November to June.
Arecaceae
Palm family
Bajar-Battu belongs to the Arecaceae family.
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