Corypha
Sign in to saveCorypha or the gebang palm, buri palm or talipot palm is a genus of palms (family Arecaceae), native to India, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea and northeastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula, Queensland). They are fan palms (subfamily Coryphoideae), and the leaves have a long petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets.
Species
Die Schopfpalmen (Corypha) sind eine Pflanzengattung von hohen Fächerpalmen. Schopfpalmen kommen von Indien über Südostasien bis ins nördliche Australien vor. Sie ist der einzige Vertreter der Tribus Corypheae. In der Gattung kommen die größten zusammengesetzten Blütenstände des Pflanzenreichs vor.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 27
- With media
- 20
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Collections
- A, MO, BRIT, MNHN, FSU, LD
- Recorded in
- Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Australia, Indochine, Indonesia
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Corypha or the gebang palm, buri palm or talipot palm is a genus of palms (family Arecaceae), native to India, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea and northeastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula, Queensland). They are fan palms (subfamily Coryphoideae), and the leaves have a long petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets.
All are large palms with leaves ranging from 2–5 metres in length. They reach heights of 20–40 m and with a trunk diameter of up to 1-2.5 m. All the species are monocarpic and die after flowering. The genus is relatively slow growing and can take many years to form a trunk.
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