Caryota urens

commonly known as: fishtail palm, jaggery palm, toddy palm, wine palm • Hindi: बन खजूर ban-khajur, माड़ी mari • Kannada: bagani, baini, indu • Malayalam: ചൂണ്ടപ്പന cuuntappana • Marathi: भेरली माड bherli-maad, सुरमाड sur-maad • Sanskrit: श्रीताल sritalah • Tamil: கூந்தற்பனை kuntaypanai, திப்பிலிப்பனை tippili-p-panai • Telugu: జిలుగు jeelugu ;

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Caryota urens – Bherli Mad:
Caryota urens or Fishtail Palm is known as Bherli Mad or Dongri Mad in Maharashtra.

Can anyone inform me about the origin / meaning of the name ‘Bherli Mad’?

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I can only say that fishtail palm sap juice is like toddy which is taken by the tribals for intoxication. MAD is the starch of rice. The juice of fish tail palm is also milky white. In Bastar it is called sulfi, and the tribal who has this tree is considered  rich and lucky.

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… भेरली माड bherali mad (variants: भेरला माड, भेरली भाड, भेरळ, भेरळी माड) … more commonly known as सुरमाड surmad
    सुर sur is generic name for liquor OR wine, and thus would भेरळ OR भेरल  bheral mean some kind of liquor … requesting Marathi-knowing friend to validate.
माड mad is generic name for palm in Konkan (used in both Marathi and Konkani)

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efloraofindia:”For Id 23092011MR6’’ ?Fishtail palm Pune:
I think this is fishtail palm of Arecaceae (palm family) Caryota urens

It was very tall and this is all what I could capture.
There were many such leaves on the plant
No flowers or fruits were seen

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efloraindia: 041111 BRS126:
Sharing the images of Fishtail Palm (Caryota urens).

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21 years I feel is too short. We have few trees in our College already more than 30 years old.

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Palm Trees of Bangalore – RA – Caryota urens – Fish Tailed Palm Tree:
Fishtail palm is a fast growing feather palm that makes a beautiful addition to the landscape.

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arecaceae? from Hooghly 14-01-13 sk1:
This is common around our school. I think once it was planted as ornamental and later it self propagated. Is it a Ptychosperma species?

Species : UNKNOWN

H & H : a palm in the wild, about 20 ft

Date : 10/1/13
Place : Hooghly

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Looks like a Fish Tail Palm to me, Caryota urens.

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Good morning …, thank you very very much, found many similar pics in google-search.

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A lovely tree… If there are bats near the trees, they bite off the inside of the bunches of fruit and throw it to the ground; until there’s just a curtain of fruit shielding them from view and roost inside there! When one walks very quietly underneath such a tree, one can see them inside! 🙂

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Thank you very much …, will take a note. There is certainly a colony of bats nearby, in a cemetery, on a Ficus tree.

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Caryota urens : Arecaceae : MNP,Mumbai : 250614 : AK-48 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (5).
Sharing pictures of Fishtail Palm taken at Maharashtra Nature Park, Mumbai.
Pictures taken on 27/4/14.

Arecaceae, Araceae & Zingiberaceae Fortnight 1-14Aug14: Caryota urens from Kerala : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1).

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Arecaceae Fortnight 1 Aug to 15 Aug 2014 : Caryota urens L. : SK-32 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1).
Earlier identified – efi thread

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Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: August 1 to 14, 2014 : Arecaceae : Caryota urens : Mumbai : 140814 : AK-39 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5).
Reposting under Family Fortnight.

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Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight::Fish tail palm (NSJ-09) : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4).
Images of fish tail palm from Pinjore Garden (June 10)

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Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight :: Arecaceae :: Caryota urens from Mumbai :: ARKAUG-16 :  3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6).
Attached are pictures of Caryota urens captured at MNP, Mumbai in April 2014.

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IBG today : Arecaceae : unknown09 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3).
This is like fishtail palm, but leaves are not usual green.

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Yes, this is Caryota urens..

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Yes, Nice photographs

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Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Month: Arecaceae- Fishtail Palm:: NS Aug 37 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (5).

This majestic palm has made its way in most of the gardens..
Sharing these pics from the one in my College..

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MS Jan., 2015/003 Caryota sp. for ID : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)

Location : W.Bunghmun, Mizoram
Altitude : c. 800 m.
Date : 26-04-2013
Habit : Tall unbranched palm
Habitat : Both wild and cultivated

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Caryota urens.

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yes, seems to be C. urens

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Help please! : 6 posts by 4 authors. 1 image.
This is called “panayola” in malayalam, but wondering the binomen, could someone pls help? I hope it’s not Ginkgo! and is not Borassus (palmyra palm)

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… this could be Caryota urens, the fishtail palm.

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Yes …

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… is on the right tracklooks like terminal segment of leaf of fishtail palm,

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I saw trailing replies only now, and thanks a lot, it might be Caryota urens.

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TSP-DEC2015-45-218: Images of Caryota urens (Arecaceae) : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (6)

It is my pleasure to share few images of Caryota urens (Arecaceae)  

Habit: Palm 

Habitat: Moist deciduous forests 

Sighting: Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1000 msl. 

Date: 05-06-2014, 24-06-2014, 25-11-2014 and 04-12-2014

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Caryota urens L. : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)

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Caryota urens: 3 images.
Sharing pictures taken at Aambyvalley Rd., Off Lonavala, Pune in April 21

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Yes. Commonly known as fishtail. Can you post the foliage picture showing fish tail like leaves ?

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sorry very slow connectivity. attached a photo as requested.

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Thanks … for your quick response. For me the ID is correct.: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a—l/ar/arecaceae/caryota/caryota-urens

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Caryota Urens of Caryota mitis: 2 images.

It is better if you send better photographs and closeups of leaves, fruits etc.. for proper ID whether it is C.urens or mitis..

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3 images.

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It seems Caryota uranus

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It is difficult to pinpoint the ID .  Nevertheless compare your  your pictures at: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a—l/ar/arecaceae/caryota/caryota-urens and find out whether it matches.
Also physically check the characters of the tree posted by you.

I think it may be Caryota urens as per keys at Caryota mitis:
Leaves double pinnate
Stem single….          Caryota urens
Stem clustered….     Caryota mitis

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Caryota urens L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Oct 17, 2009 · 3:34 PM IST: 4 images.
Caryota urens L.

Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Oct 17, 2009 · 3:34 PM IST :: about 3 m (10 ft) asl
Earlier uploaded at eFI

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Arecaceae: Caryota urens L.: 2 high res. images.

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References:

The Plant List  GRIN  Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post  Flowers of India  Top Tropicals  Dave’s Garden Plantapalm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caryota_urens

http://www.floridata.com/ref/C/cary_ure.cfm