Corypha umbraculifera
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Corypha umbraculifera, the talipot palm, is a species of palm native to eastern and southern India and Sri Lanka. It is also grown in Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and the Andaman Islands.[3] It is one of the five accepted species in the genus Corypha.[4] It is a flowering plant with the largest inflorescence in the world. It lives up to 60 years before bearing flowers and fruits. It dies shortly after.
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Talipot palm | |
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Talipot palm flowering at Kerala, India | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Corypha |
Species: | C. umbraculifera |
Binomial name | |
Corypha umbraculifera | |
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