Scientific Name :
Caryota urens L.
Synonym :
Common Name : Fish tail palm, Ban- khajur, Sur maad
Plant Family : Arecaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : January to December
Flower Colour : Greenish
Description : Height: Upto 25 m
Stem: Grey
Leaves: Bippinate, large, leaflets triangular, leaflets cut irregularly
Flowers: Monoecious, greenish, spadix 2 m long, spadix drooping, spathe 3 to 4 male flower sepals cordate round 4, petals 4 concave reddish, stamens many female flowers sepals 3, petals 3, tricarpellary, stigma sesssile
Inflorescence: Spadix
Fruits: Drupe,round, yellow to purple
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : VT, TL
Distribution Range : India, Sri Lanka
Uses : Fibres yield is used in making brushes, ropes, baskets and ropes
Toddy is obtained from the plant
