Characteristics
A solitary fan palm. It grows 10-15 m high. The trunk is 40-60 cm across. There are 15-25 leaves in the crown. The leaf stalk is 8 m long. The leaf blade is 4.5 cm long and has 50 segments. The flowering stalk is about 2.5 m long. The fruit are 3-5 cm across.
Life form |
perennial
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Growth form |
tree
|
Growth support |
free-standing
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Foliage retention |
deciduous
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Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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Pollination |
-
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Spread |
-
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Mature width (meter) |
0.4 - 0.6
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Mature height (meter) |
7.5 - 10.0
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Root system |
-
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Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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Root diameter (meter) |
-
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Flower color |
-
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Blooming months |
-
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Fruit color |
-
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Fruiting months |
-
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Nitrogen fixer |
-
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Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
It is a tropical plant. It grows in seasonally dry monsoon forests and open areas along rivers and flood plains. It grows between 100-600 m above sea level.
Light |
-
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Soil humidity |
-
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Soil texture |
-
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Soil acidity |
-
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Soil nutriment |
-
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Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The starch extracted from the stem is edible. The sap can be collected from the flower stalk.
Uses |
-
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Edible
|
-
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Therapeutic use
|
-
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Human toxicity |
-
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Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Plants are grown from seeds.
Mode |
seedlings
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Germination duration (days) |
-
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Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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Germination luminosity |
-
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Germination treatment |
-
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Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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Size |
-
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Vigor |
-
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Productivity |
-
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