Palms   Corypha umbraculifera

Common Names: Talipot Palm Distribution & Habitat: Forest in India and Sri Lanka. Description: One of the largest palms in the world, up to 25m tall, with costapalmate leaves up to 5m across, and petioles to 4m. General: Lives up to eighty years, but only flowers just before it dies. Has an inflorescence up to 6m tall, and containing several million flowers. Culture: Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Drought tolerant. Needs considerable space. Very slow growing.

Figure 1. C. umbraculifera in Singapore Botanic Gardens.

Figure 2. C. umbraculifera

Contributed by:	Mike Gray (Figure 1)
	Kyle Wicomb (Figure 2)

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