Arecaceae · Wodyetia

Fox Tail Palm

Wodyetia bifurcata

Palmoutdoor
Habit
Palm
Found in India
Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more

Plant Details

Scientific name
Wodyetia bifurcata
Genus
Wodyetia
Family
Arecaceae
Habit
Palm
Native to
Australia
Found in India
Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Kerala, Goa, Odisha, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC)

Leaf characters

Leaf type
Pinnately compound (feather-shaped fronds)recorded
Leaf surface
GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.The trunk is light grey, smooth (without spines), somewhat bottle- or spindle-shaped, and marked by annular leaf scars. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

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

Characters marked “recorded” are for Fox Tail Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower arrangement
PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.Flowers are carried on a panicle that emerges from the base of the crownshaft, it may be up to 165 cm (65 in) long. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Fruit type
DruperecordedA fleshy fruit with a single hard stone/pit enclosing the seed.The fruit is a drupe up to 6.5 cm (2.6 in) long and 5 cm (2 in) wide, orange-red when ripe. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Panicle
Fruit
Drupe

Characters marked “recorded” are for Fox Tail Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Fox Tail Palm

Fox tail Palm (Wodyetia bifurcata) is a palm in the Arecaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 9 other states.

Illustration representing the Arecaceae family
Botanical family

Arecaceae

Palm family

Fox Tail Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.

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