Family Name: Arecaceae
Common Name: Talipot Palm
 

Description:

It is a species of palm native to eastern and southern India and Sri Lanka. It is also grown in Cambodia, Myanmar, China, Thailand and the Andaman Islands. It is one of the largest palms with individual specimens having reached heights of up to 25 m (82 ft) with stems up to 1.3 m (4.25 ft) in diameter. It leaves up to 5m in diameter, with a petiole up to 4m (13 ft), and up to 130 leaflets. It takes about a year for the fruit to mature, producing thousands of globose, fruit 3-4 cm in diameter, yellow-green to greenish brown each containing a single seed. It is relatively easy to grow in sunny position and very adaptable to moist, but well drained soil type.