Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Arecaceae | Genus: Caryota | Species:
Caryota urens Linn.
( मारी, फिशटेल पाम ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | 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 |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| 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. |
