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Hyophorbe lagenicaulis

Botala Pam / Bottle Palm बोतल पाम

Hindi name · See all regional names ↓

Habit
Palm
Found in India
Gujarat, Telangana, West Bengal
One plant. Many familiar names.

Botala Pam 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.

Recorded regional names for Botala Pam
LanguageRegional scriptRecorded Latin spelling
Hindiबोतल पाम · बॉटल पामbotala pam
See the original recorded names
Hindi
बोतल पाम botala pam, बॉटल पाम

Ecology & growing context

Native status · Kew WCVP
WCVP native range does not include India Kew dataset ↗︎

Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Mauritius. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.

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How to identify Botala Pam

Identify Botala Pam 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 habit.
  • Check the distinctive field mark: Trunk swollen into a bottle shape.
  • Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (feather-shaped fronds).
  • In India, compare location records such as Gujarat, Telangana, West Bengal.
  • Confirm it sits within the Arecaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Botala Pam.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Hyophorbe lagenicaulis
Genus
Hyophorbe
Family
Arecaceae
Habit
Palm
Native to
Mascarene Islands
Found in India
Gujarat, Telangana, West Bengal
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (CR)

Leaf characters

Pinnately compound (feather-shaped fronds) leaf type
Leaf type
Pinnately compound (feather-shaped fronds)recorded

Typical of the family

Alternate arrangement leaf character
Arrangement
Alternate
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Parallel venation leaf character
Venation
Parallel

Characters marked “recorded” are for Botala Pam itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Panicle inflorescence
Inflorescence
Panicle
Drupe fruit
Fruit
Drupe

Typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

About Botala Pam

Bottle Palm (Hyophorbe lagenicaulis) is a palm in the Arecaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Telangana and West Bengal.

Illustration representing the Arecaceae family
Botanical family

Arecaceae

Palm family

Botala Pam belongs to the Arecaceae family.

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