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Caryota obtusa (Giant fishtail palm)

Synonyms: Caryota gigas (homotypic); Caryota obtusidentata; Caryota rumphiana var. indica

Wikipedia Abstract

Caryota obtusa is a species of flowering plant in the palm family from India, Laos and Thailand. The palm is commonly called Giant fishtail palm or Thai Giant Caryota.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Fruit Conspicuous [2]  Yes
Height [2]  131 feet (40 m)

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1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
2Kissling, W. Daniel et al. (2019), Data from: PalmTraits 1.0, a species-level functional trait database for palms worldwide, v4, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.ts45225
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0