Caryota mitis
Flora Cochinchinnensis: sisten plantas in regno Cochichina. 2: 569. 1790.
Common names: Clustering fishtail palm caryote doux
IntroducedIllustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22. Treatment on page 115.
Stems clustered, 15 cm or less in diam. Leaves 2–3 m. 2n = 28, 32, 34.
Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Moist organic soil over limestone in mesic hammocks and disturbed wooded areas
Elevation: 0–10 m
Distribution
Introduced; Fla., native from India to the Philippine Islands.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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