Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Arecaceae | Genus: Borassus | Species: Borassus flabellifer Linn.( ताड़ ) |
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| Synonym | Borassus flabellifer Linn.,Borassus flabelliformis Roxb., Borassus tunicatus Lour. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Taad, Tal, Trinaraaj | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Palmyra Palm, African fan palm , Wine palm | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Taad | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Between sea level and 800 metres | Fruit Type | Nut |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruits massive, yellowish black, ovoid and rounded or flattened at the apex; produced inside persistent perianth segment. |
| Habitat | It is a very adaptable palm, however, growing well in dry areas with 500-900 mm average annual rainfall and is quite drought resistant. It can be found on any kind of soil, preferring soils rich in organic material. | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Socotra, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Thailand, and Vietnam. South and Southeast Asia. | Bark Details | Rough and black stem. The very large trunk resembles that of the coconut tree and is ringed with leaf scars. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Panipat | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Tree up to 30m high and the trunk may have a circumference of 1.7m at the base. There may be 25-40 fresh leaves. Leaves are leathery, gray green, fan-shaped, 1-3 m wide, folded along the midrib; are divided to the center into 60-80 linear- lanceolate, 0.6-1.2 m long, marginally spiny segments. The flowers are produced in big clusters of long, white string-like inflorences. The inflorescence is interfoliar, stalked and shorter than the leaves while the male and female are dissimilar. The coconut-like fruits are three-sided when young, becoming rounded or more or less oval, 12-15 cm wide, and capped at the base with overlapping sepals. | Leaf Details | Leaves are leathery, gray green, fan-shaped, 1-3 m wide, folded along the midrib; are divided to the center into 60-80 linear- lanceolate, 0.6-1.2 m long, marginally spiny segments. |
