Caryota rumphiana (Australian Fishtail Palm)
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Caryota rumphiana, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane
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Caryota rumphiana, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane
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PLANT FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Australian Fishtail Palm
Description
The Australian Fishtail Palm is a fast growing single trunked palm palm tree with dark green bipinnate fronds, and pale grey or dark tan trunk with widely spaced rings. It has no crownshaft. The inflorescence is cream and the round fruit is red to black and about 20mm in diameter. It grows too large for a small garden but is a magnificent palm for parks and large gardens.
Habitat
Low altitude Rainforest clearings
Growth Characteristics
Height: to 18m
Spread: to 6m
Classification
| Class: | Liliopsida | | Order: | Arecales | | Family: | Arecaceae | | Genus: | Caryota | | Species: | rumphiana | | Common Name: | Australian Fishtail Palm |
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