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Caryota
fishtail palm
Botanical details
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Caryota
- Genus description
Caryota are evergreen palms with solitary or clustered stems bearing large, 2-pinnate leaves at the apex of each stem; small cream flowers are borne in large panicles in summer
- Name status
Correct
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