About Talipot Palm
Corypha umbraculifera, the talipot palm, is a species of palm native to eastern and southern India and Sri Lanka. It is also grown in Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Mauritius and the Andaman Islands. It is one of the five accepted species in the genus Corypha. It is a flowering plant with the largest inflorescence in the world. It lives up to 60 years before bearing flowers and fruits. It dies shortly after.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-June
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (DD)
Local 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
- Marathi
- ताली Tali
Botanical family
Arecaceae
Palm family
Talipot Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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