574.000 Caryota L.

Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand

Description of the genus

Palms, solitary or clustered; stem slender to massive; smooth with conspicuous nodal rings. Leaves bipinnate; plication induplicate; segments cuneate in 1 plane, apices jagged and irregular; basal segments not modified into spines. Inflorescence initiated basipetally, first one appearing terminally, second one borne axillary among leaves, and later ones below leaves; pendulous, paniculate; peduncular bracts numerous; flowers sessile. Fruit globular, exocarp purple, smooth. Seeds globular.

Worldwide: 13 species in tropical and sub-tropical Asia.

Zimbabwe: 2 cultivated taxa.

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Species	Content
mitis Lour.
urens L.	Description, Image

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Flora of Burundi: Caryota
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Flora of Zambia: cultivated Caryota

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Caryota
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Caryota
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Caryota
JSTOR Plant Science: Caryota
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Caryota
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