Corypha utan Lam
Cabbage Palm Buri Palm Gebang Palm
Solitary-stemmed to 20 m tall, leaves fan, costa palmate, large, up to 4-6 m across Plants are monocarpic - living for many years without flowering, but then dying after they flower Like all members of this genus, these palms only flower at the end of their life, sending up a massive inflorescence, up to 5 m high, and with up to 1 million flowers fruit globular 15-30 mm in diameter, olive green
ornamental palm. The sugary sap, obtained by tapping the palm top and inflorescences, is made into wine, sugar, alcohol, or vinegar. The adult leaves are used for roof thatching, manufacturing of mats and umbrellas, especially the midribs of the leaves for furniture making and constructions of interior house walls.
Corypha elata Roxb, Corypha macrophylla Roster
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