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Caryota cumingii (Caryota cumingii)

Description

A medium sized Caryota, similar to a single trunked C. mitis, to about 12 m tall. Hapaxanthic monocarpic palm, single trunk, up to 90 ft. Leaves are 9-18 ft. long, with wedge-shaped, toothed leaflets, like a fish tail.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Arecales

            • Family: Arecaceae

              • Genus: Caryota