Family Name: Arecaceae

Common Name: Common Fishtail Palm, Clustered Fishtail Palm, Tukas

Synonyms: Caryota mitis Lour.

Description:

It is a species of palm native to Southeast Asia from India to Java to southern China. The species was originally described from Vietnam. It has clustered stems up to 10 m (33 feet) tall and 15 cm (6 inches) in diameter. The color of leaves are light to dark green, and can reach 3 m in length, with roughly triangular leaflets, flat, like a fishes tail. The fruits are attractive reddish-orange to dark-red globular berry, about 1-2 cm long.