Nipa palm (Nypa fruticans)
Description
The nipa palm's trunk grows beneath the ground and only the-leaves-and-flower-stalk grow upwards above the surface. Thus, it is an unusual palm tree, and the leaves can extend up to 9-m (30-ft) in height. The flowers are a globular-inflorescence-of female flowers at the tip with-catkin-like red or yellow male flowers on the lower branches. The flower produces woody nuts arranged in a globular cluster up to 25-cm (10-in) across on a single stalk. The ripe nuts separate from the ball and are floated away on the tide, occasionally-germinating-while still water-borne.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Arecales
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Family: Arecaceae
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Genus: Nypa
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