| Synonym |
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Flower Color |
White |
| Common Name |
Fishtail Palm |
Flower Type |
Solitary |
| English / Trade Name |
Toddy Palm, Fishtail Palm, Indian Sago Palm, Wine Palm, Jaggery Palm, Kithul Palm |
Flowering Period |
Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name |
Mari |
Fruiting Period |
Jan-March |
| Altitude |
Up to 1200 m |
Fruit Type |
Drupe |
| Habit |
Tree |
Fruit Details |
The fruit matures to a round, red in color with one seed. Fruit development takes 32-38 weeks. |
| Habitat |
It is found in monsoon climates and peri-humid regions. It prefers moist, shady, cool places. It is a slow-growing, shade-tolerant or shade-demanding species. |
Bark Type |
Smooth |
| Distribution |
India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka |
Bark Details |
Gray trunk, smooth with annular leaf scars. |
| Distribution in Haryana |
Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar |
Origin |
Exotic |
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Leaf Type |
Compound |
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Leaf Arrangement |
Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) |
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Leaf Shape |
Palmate |
| Description of Species |
Tree up to 10 12 m tall, stem straight, unbranched,. Gray trunk, smooth with annular leaf scars. Leaves bipinnate (pinnate in juveniles), induplicate with a terminal leaflet; sheath triangular, disintegrating into strong black fibres, densely hairy; petiole channelled above; leaflets numerous, obliquely wedge shaped, upper margin irregularly toothed. It has a leaf shape that resembles the lower fin of a fish. Inflorescence axillary, solitary, pendulous, branched to 1 order or rarely
unbranched, bisexual; prophyll tubular; peduncular bracts up to 8, large;
distal portion of rachis bearing spirally arranged, protandrous triads of 2
male flowers and 1 female flower. Flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals.
Male flower with free petals; stamens 6, filaments short, sometimes connate at base. Female flower globose; petals connate up to half way;
ovary 3-locular. Fruit a drupe, matures to a round, red in color with one seed. Fruit development takes 32-38 weeks. |
Leaf Details |
Leaves bipinnate (pinnate in juveniles), induplicate with a terminal leaflet; sheath triangular, disintegrating into strong black fibres, densely hairy; petiole channelled above; leaflets numerous, obliquely wedge shaped, upper margin irregularly toothed. It has a leaf shape that resembles the lower fin of a fish. |
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