Caryota
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Caryota is a genus of palm trees
. They are often known as fishtail palms because of the shape of their leaves. There are about 13 species native to Asia and the South Pacific. One of the more widely known species is Caryota urens, which yields sap used to make an unrefined sugar called jaggery
, and also to make palm wine
. Caryota mitis is an invasive introduced species in the US state of Florida. They are also one of the few Arecaceae with bipinnate foliage. Many grow in mountainous areas and are adapted to warm mediterranean climates as well as subtropical and tropical climates.
Selected species:
Arecaceae
Arecaceae or Palmae , are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the monocot order Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known genera with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates...
. They are often known as fishtail palms because of the shape of their leaves. There are about 13 species native to Asia and the South Pacific. One of the more widely known species is Caryota urens, which yields sap used to make an unrefined sugar called jaggery
Jaggery
Jaggery is a traditional unrefined non-centrifugal whole cane sugar consumed in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. It is a concentrated product of cane juice without separation of the molasses and crystals, and can vary from golden brown to dark brown in color...
, and also to make palm wine
Palm wine
Palm wine also called Palm Toddy also called "Kallu" written in Malayalam and கள்ளு in Tamil or simply Toddy is an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm tree such as the palmyra, and coconut palms...
. Caryota mitis is an invasive introduced species in the US state of Florida. They are also one of the few Arecaceae with bipinnate foliage. Many grow in mountainous areas and are adapted to warm mediterranean climates as well as subtropical and tropical climates.
Selected species:
- Caryota cumingii - Philippines fishtail palm
- Caryota gigas' - Giant fishtail palm
- Caryota mitis - Burmese fishtail palm
- Caryota obtusaCaryota obtusaCaryota obtusa is a species of flowering plant in the palm family from India, Laos and Thailand. The palm is commonly called Giant fishtail palm or Thai Giant Caryota.-References:* World Checklist of Monocotyledons, . Accessed 30 April 2008....
- Thailand mountain palm - Caryota ochlandra
- Caryota rumphianaCaryota rumphianaCaryota rumphiana, whose common names include the Fishtail or Albert palm is a Caryota or fish tail palm from South East Asia. Its leaves have a distinctive fishtail shape and its flowers have been described as mop-like. Unusually for a palm it flowers once and then dies....
- Albert palm - Caryota urensCaryota urensCaryota urens is a species of flowering plant in the palm family from Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and India where they grow in fields and rain-forest clearings. The epithet urens is Latin for 'stinging' alluding to the chemicals in the fruit...
- jaggery palm, solitary fishtail palm, wine palm, toddy palm - Caryota zebrina'