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Caryota rumphiana

Caryota rumphiana
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Caryota
Species: C. rumphiana
Binomial name
Caryota rumphiana
Mart.
Synonyms
  • Caryota rumphiana var. moluccana Becc.
  • Caryota rumphiana var. papuana Becc.

Caryota rumphiana, whose common names include the fishtail or Albert palm, is a Caryota or fish tail palm. It is native to Philippines, Sulawesi, Maluku, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Bismarck Archipelago. Its leaves have a distinctive fishtail shape and its flowers have been described as mop-like. It is monocarpic.



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