Caryota obtusa Griff.

 
  • Family : ARECACEAE
    (Palm Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NARIYAL FAMILY (नारियल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Arecaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Caryota rumphiana var. indica Becc.; Caryota gigas Hahn ex Hodel; Caryota obtusidentata Griff.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Caryota obtusa Griff.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : A tall solitary palm attaining over 20 m height; trunk annulate, grey, gently tapering from base. Leaves large, bipinnate, to 6 m long, spirally arranged and clustered at the apex of the trunk; secondary rachi 19 pairs, tip of the secondary rachi gently drooping; leaflets obliquely cuneate, produced into narrow, triangluar, obtuse, lamina, the outer margin not tailed; male flowers smaller, green when young; sepals dark green, imbricate; fruits green when unripe, turning yellow/orangish to red when mature, about 2.5 x 3.2 cm diameter, with 1 to 2 seeds; seeds black and shiny.
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Mishmi hills
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, China, Bhutan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Brandis Dietrich. Indian trees, Constable and company Ltd, London, 1921. Pg.: 654 https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1839474463
    • A. A. Mao, & Sudhansu Sekhar Dash (Eds.). (2020). Flowering Plants of India an annotated checklist (Monocotyledons). Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Caryota obtusa
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Caryota obtusa. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

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