Corypha umbraculifera

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Figure 1. C. umbraculifera in Singapore Botanic Gardens.

Common Names:

Talipot Palm

Distribution & Habitat:

Forest in India and Sri Lanka.

Description:

One of the largest palms in the world, up to 25m tall, with costapalmate leaves up to 5m across, and petioles to 4m.

General:

Lives up to eighty years, but only flowers just before it dies. Has an inflorescence up to 6m tall, and containing several million flowers.

Culture:

Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Drought tolerant. Needs considerable space. Very slow growing.

Figure 2. C. umbraculifera

Contributed by:

Mike Gray (Figure 1)
Kyle Wicomb (Figure 2)

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, IUCN, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk