Caryota mitis
Burmese Fishtail Palm, Clustered Fishtail Palm
Also known as: Caryota furfuracea Blume +14 more
- Caryota furfuracea Blume
- Caryota furfuracea Blume ex Mart.
- Caryota griffithii Becc.
- Caryota griffithii subsp. selebica Becc.
- Caryota griffithii var. selebica Becc.
- Caryota javanica Zipp. ex Miq.
- Caryota nana Linden
- Caryota plumosa Linden
- Caryota propinqua Blume
- Caryota propinqua Blume ex Mart.
- Caryota purpuracea G.Nicholson
- Caryota sobolifera Wall. ex Mart.
- Caryota speciosa Linden
- Drymophloeus zippellii Hassk.
- Thuessinkia speciosa Korth.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Arecaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Caryota mitis (commonly known as Burmese Fishtail Palm or Clustered Fishtail Palm) is a palm tree belonging to the Arecaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Palm
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China Southeast, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Comoros, Dominican Republic, Haiti, India, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago