✿Arecaceae · Corypha
Bajar-Battu / Talipot Palm
Corypha umbraculifera
Palm (Columnar)outdoor
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- November-June
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
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bajar-Battu itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
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, Kudappana
- Marathi
- ताली Tali
- Sanskrit
- Alpayushi
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.
Botanical family
Arecaceae
Palm family
Bajar-Battu belongs to the Arecaceae family.
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