Scientific name: Caryota urens 

Family: Arecaceae

Origin: native to India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and surrounding areas.

Popular names: fishtail palm.

Natural occurrence: from India to peninsular Malaysia, in fields and clearings of the tropical forest and at altitudes of up to three hundred meters above the sea.

Characteristics: monoecious, monocarpic species, typical of open sunny locations in tropical regions. Its life cycle is determined by the first and only flowering, which occurs from top to bottom, which causes the plant to slowly wither. It is a palm tree with a robust stem and leafy crown, reaching up to 15m in height.

Uses: the tree is commonly used as an ornamental plant. The fibers from its leaves are used to make ropes, baskets, brushes and other artifacts.

In terms of food, it is almost the food base of the people in the eastern archipelago and is the main source of raw material for the production of sago in India.

Sources: https://pt.wikipedia.org; https://biologiadapaisagem.com.br

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