Caryota mitis

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Caryota mitis Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 697 1790. (Syn: Caryota furfuracea Blume ex Mart.; Caryota griffithii Becc.; Caryota griffithii var. selebica Becc.; Caryota javanica Zipp. ex Miq. [Illegitimate]; Caryota nana Linden; Caryota propinqua Blume ex Mart.; Caryota sobolifera Wall. ex Mart.; Caryota sobolifera Wall.; Caryota speciosa Linden; Drymophloeus zippellii Hassk.; Thuessinkia speciosa Korth.);

Images by Renee Vyas (Id by Shrikant Ingalhalikar & Mahadeswara Swamy) & Alka Khare (Validation by E S Santhosh Kumar & Andrew Henderson) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)

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Caryota mitis: Another very interesting palm, planted in Rani Bagh, Mumbai.... Caryota mitis from Arecaceae family...fruiting......there is only one tree of this palm found in Rani Bagh.

- Fish tail palm. (C.mitis syn. C.urens ?). Very common palm in South India.

- Leaves double pinnate
Stem single.... Caryota urens
Stem clustered.... Caryota mitis

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Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight :: Arecaceae :: Caryota mitis from Hiranandani Powai, Heritage Gardens :: ARKAUG-14 : 7 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1).

Attached are pictures of Caryota mitis captured at Hiranandani Powai, Heritage Gardens in January 2013.

Requested to please validate the ID.

Nice upload of Caryota mitis, another beautiful palm..

Yes, seems to be C. mitis

References:

http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-34778

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