As recorded for Fox Tail Palm
Wodyetia bifurcata
Fox Tail Palm
- Habit
- Palm
- Found in India
- Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
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: N. Queensland (Melville Range). Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
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How to identify Fox Tail Palm
Identify Fox Tail Palm 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: Leaflets splayed in tufts resembling a fox's tail.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (feather-shaped fronds).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Panicle.
- Confirm fruit type: Drupe.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions.
Plant Details
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
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
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.
Arecaceae
Palm family
Fox Tail Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
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