Details of genus: Caryota L. [1464]
genus_ja: クジャクヤシ
genus_en: Fish-tail palm
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accepted: Accepted
Family: Arecaceae
family_ja: ヤシ
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of 12 species of single- and cluster-stemmed, monoecious, some-times monocarpic palms from India and Sri Lanka to S.E. Asia, N. Australia, and the Solomon Islands. They occur in forest from sea level to 2,000m (7,000ft) in humid or monsoon climates. Huge, 2-pinnate leaves, each with a prominent sheathing base, are arranged in spirals on the upper part of each stem. The 3-petalled, cup-shaped flowers are borne in large, pendent panicles just below the lowest leaf. In frost-prone areas, grow in a temperate or warm greenhouse, or use young specimens as houseplants. In tropical regions, fish-tail palms are used as ornamental specimen trees; where they occur naturally, they provide sago, palm wine, and building materials.
hardiness_en: Frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed at 27°C (81°F) in spring.
pests_en: Prone to scale insects and red spider mites under glass.
description_ja:
comment: Indomal. to trop. Australia
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Arecaceae | ヤシ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Arecaceae | ヤシ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Arecaceae | ヤシ科 | Show |