Palms   Caryota urens

Common Names: Jaggery Palm Toddy Palm Distribution & Habitat: Forests of India, Sri Lanka, and Burma. Description: Large, solitary palm, to about 20m, with a grey trunk, and gracefull, arching bipinnate leaves. General: These palms are monocarpic. They flower from the top down, and once the last fruit on the bottom inflorescence matures, the plant dies. Culture: Full sun in deep well drained soil. Will thrive even in warm temperate regions. Figure 2. C. urens - close-up of the leaflets Figure 3. C. urens - flowering plant in Mt. Cootha Botanic Gardens.

Figure 1. C. urens Figure 4. C. urens inflorescence.

Contributed by:	Rolf Kyburz, K-Palms (Figures 1&2)
	Mike Gray (Figure 3)
	Rik Schuiling (Figure 4)

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