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Contents
Habitat and Distribution
Endemic to India, distribution to Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and China. Originally from India; brought to Surinam by the East-Indian immigrants.
Description
It is one of the largest palms in the world; individual specimens have reached heights of up to 34 m. or 100 feet, with a trunk of up to 1.3 m. or 3.5 feet in diameter. A fan palm with large costapalmate leaves up to 7 m. or 21 feet in across, an armed with small 2 cm. thorns, the petiole up to 4 m long, and up to 130 leaflets. The talipot palm bears the largest inflorescence of any plant, 6-8 m. long, consisting of up to several million small flowers, borne on a branched stalk that forms at the top of the trunk, monocarpic, (the inflorescence is terminal, dies after flowering), flowering only once, when it is 30 to 80 years old. It takes about a year for the fruit to mature, producing thousands of round, dark green fruit 3-4 cm. diameter, each containing a single seed, it take about a year for the fruit to ripen. Then the tree dies after bearing fruit. Editing by edric.
Culture
Sunny, moist, but well drained position water sparingly. Drought tolerant. Neutral pH soil. Needs considerable space. Very slow growing. Hardiness: USDA zone 10A - 11. Will not tolerate dry climate, including Southern California.
Comments and Curiosities
This is a monocarpic genus.
The sap is tapped to make a wine. Leaves used for thatching. In the Malabar Coast, the palm leaves were used to make traditional umbrellas for agricultural workers and students in rural areas until a few decades ago. The tree is known as kudapana in Malayalam Language, which means "umbrella" palm tree. No longer exits in habitat, due to urbanization.
External Links
- Glossary of Palm Terms
- Pronunciation Key
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DydHeyGV7rQ
- http://www.biotik.org/india/species/c/coryumbr/coryumbr_en.html
- http://www.palmbeachpalmcycadsociety.com/palms/documents/CoryphaUmbraculifera.pdf
References
Special thanks to Geoff Stein, (Palmbob) for his hundreds of photos, edric.
Special thanks to palmweb.org, Dr. John Dransfield, Dr. Bill Baker & team, for their volumes of information and photos, edric.
- IMAGE GALLERY
Foster's Gardens, Hawaii
Ho'omaluhia, Hawaii
Petioles, Foster's
Petioles, Ho'omaluhia
Leaves
Singapore
Trunk Detail
Big Island, Hawaii
Kris Achar, standing next to a Corypha umbraculifera, (Talipot palm), Lal Bagh Garden, Banglore, India
Source, USDA TARS, Mayagüez. Courtesy, Dr. Wilford Schmidt, UPRM
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Jody Haynes, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Photo by Kris Achar, edric.
Singapore Botanic Gardens. Photo by Mike Gray, edric.
Photo by Kyle Wicomb, edric.
CUBA: Soledad
INDIA: Kevala
TRINIDAD: Port-of-Spain
CEYLON
SRI LANKA: Peradenlya
Foster Botanic Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii. Photo by Paul Craft, edric.
Aterro do flamingo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo by Paul Craft, edric.
Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica. Photo by George Fitzpatrick, edric.
Miami FL. Photo by Ryan D. Gallivan, edric.
Caracas Botanic Garden, Venezuela. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, edric.
Sri Lanka. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, edric.
Caracas Botanic Garden, Venezuela. Photo by Dr. John Dransfield, edric.
India. Photo by Dr. S.S. Hooper, edric.
Kebun Raya Bogor, Java, Indonesia. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, edric.
Kebun Raya Bogor, Java, Indonesia. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, edric.
Kebun Raya Bogor, Java, Indonesia. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, edric.
Kebun Raya Bogor, Java, Indonesia. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, edric.
Montgomery Botanical Centre, Florida. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, edric.
Montgomery Botanical Centre, Florida. Photo by Dr. William J. Baker, edric.
Hawaiian Tropical Botanical Garden.
Queensland, Australia. Photo by George Sparkman, edric.
Many Special Thanks to Ed Vaile for his long hours of tireless editing and numerous contributions.
