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Borassus<\/i> flabellifer<\/i> L.<\/span>, <\/span>Sp. Pl. 1187 1753<\/i>. (syn. <\/span>Borassus<\/i> flabelliformis<\/i> L.<\/span><\/a>; <\/span>ssus<\/i> sundaicus<\/i> Becc.<\/span><\/a>; <\/span>Borassus<\/i> tunicatus<\/i> Lour.<\/span><\/a>; <\/span>Lontarus<\/i> domestica<\/i> Gaertn.<\/span><\/a>; <\/span>Pholidocarpus<\/i> tunicatus<\/i> (Lour.) H.Wendl.<\/span><\/a>);
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bor-RAS-us — from the Greek borassos, referring to the date palm’s flower spike
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commonly known as<\/b>: African fan palm, borassus palm, doub palm, great fan palm, lontar palm, palmyra palm, ron palm, tala palm, tal-palm, toddy palm, wine palm \u2022 Bengali<\/b>: \u09a4\u09be\u09b2 taala \u2022 Gujarati<\/b>: \u0aa4\u0abe\u0aa1 taad \u2022 Hindi<\/b>: \u0924\u093e\u095c taada, \u0924\u093e\u0932 tala, \u0924\u094d\u0930\u0943\u0923\u0930\u093e\u091c trinaraaj \u2022 Kannada<\/b>: \u0c93\u0cb2\u0cc6\u0c97\u0cb0\u0cbf olegari, \u0ca4\u0cbe\u0cb3\u0cc6\u0c97\u0cb0\u0cbf taalegari, \u0ca4\u0cbe\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0ca8\u0cbf\u0cae\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc1 taatinimgu \u2022 Konkani<\/b>: \u0907\u0930\u094b\u0933 eroal \u2022 Malayalam<\/b>: \u0d15\u0d30\u0d3f\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d28 karimpana \u2022 Marathi<\/b>: \u0924\u093e\u0921 taada \u2022 Sanskrit<\/b>: \u092e\u0939\u093e\u0924\u0903 mahatah, \u0924\u0932\u0903 or \u0924\u093e\u0932\u0903 talah, \u0924\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0941\u0928\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0938\u0903 tantuniyosah,\u0924\u0943\u0923\u092e\u094d\u0915\u0947\u0924\u0941\u0903 tranam-ketuh, \u0924\u0943\u0923\u092e\u094d\u0930\u093e\u091c\u0903 tranam-raj, \u0924\u0943\u0923\u092e\u094d \u0907\u0928\u094d\u0926\u094d\u0930\u0903trnam-indrah\u2022 Tamil<\/b>: \u0baa\u0ba9\u0bc8 panai \u2022 Telugu<\/b>: \u0c24\u0c3e\u0c1f\u0c3f \u0c1a\u0c46\u0c1f\u0c4d\u0c1f\u0c41 tatichettu \u2022 Urdu<\/b>: \u062a\u0627\u0699 taad ;
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… peeled seedlings as FRUIT … are eaten fresh
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… When the crown of the tree is removed, the segment from which the leaves grow out is an edible cake.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The toddy<\/b> is made from this palm.<\/span><\/div>\n
The timber is used for rafters; leaf-base fibre is used as brushes, etc 1,20,000 litres of toddy is produced by a single tree in its lifetime; ripe fruits are eaten roasted. There are as many as 801 uses are recorded for this Palmyra palm in an old Tamil song, as quoted by D.J.Mabberley.<\/span><\/div>\n
Like KHEJUR (date-palm) TAL also produces <\/span>PATALI<\/span><\/a> \/ GUR and we have <\/span>TAL(TAAL)-PHULURI<\/span><\/a>! Each part of this tree is used here in one way or the other. But without baya-weaver bird the story of TAAL is incomplete!<\/span><\/div>\n
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fruits & vegetables :: NATIVE, WILD, CULTIVATED :: Arecaceae \u00bb Borassus flabellifer<\/a>:<\/div>\n
Arecaceae (palm family) \u00bb Borassus flabellifer
\n<\/i>Synonym: Borassus flabelliformis<\/i>
\nbor-RAS-us — from the Greek borassos, referring to the date palm’s flower spike
\nfla-BEL-lif-er — fan-bearing, referring to the leaf<\/span>
\nNative to: tropical Asia<\/span>
\nEdible use<\/i>:<\/div>\n
… peeled seedlings as FRUIT … are eaten fresh
\n… young plants are cooked as a VEGETABLE or roasted and pounded to make meal<\/span><\/div>\n
… When the crown of the tree is removed, the segment from which the leaves grow out is an edible cake.<\/span><\/div>\n
Quoted from Wikipedia <http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Borassus_flabellifer<\/span><\/a>><\/div>\n
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… can live 100 years or more (yet fruit) … Wikipedia <http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Borassus_flabellifer<\/span><\/a>>
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– The timber is used for rafters; leaf-base fibre is used as brushes, etc 1,20,000 litres of toddy is produced by a single tree in its lifetime; ripe fruits are eaten roasted. There are as many as 801 uses are recorded for this Palmyra palm in an old Tamil song, as quoted by D.J.Mabberley.<\/span> I would be happier if anyone of you here knew that Tamil literature.<\/p>\n

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-Now i got a hint about the literature\/song while browsing the net thru a document which i have attached herewith. I am thankful to those who put lot of effort to get the answer, it was not that easy i understand. You may like to read this interesting article.<\/p>\n

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Borassus flabellifer<\/a>:
\nMale flowers of Borassus flabellifer
\n<\/i>Common names: Palm tree,Taad
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VALMIKI : OBSERVER OF NATURE<\/a>:
\nValmiki mentioned TAALA<\/b> in his Ramayan. Commonly this plant is known as PALMYRA-PALM<\/b>. Scientifically it is known as Borassus flabellifer<\/i>. Valmiki has used the shape of the fruit of TAALA to compare with body part of woman.
\nAccording to Chakravarti S Venkatesh “The Palmyara has been described by Tamil poets as Kalpavriksh which truly it seems from the incredible number of uses it is put to whereever it occurs.The famous Tamil poem Tala Vilasam enumerates no fewer than 801 different purposes for which part of this palm are used<\/span>.”
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Wonderful. This is an indigenous tree, the state tree of Tamil Nadu and found\u00a0extensively in the Southern East Coast. <\/span>Found extensively in IIT Madras campus and Guindy National Park, Chennai. <\/span>They are often the
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wonderful pic and writing, and idea…of reading a poem about TALA vriksha… did you get to read this poem… could you enumerate a few of the uses. common and uncommon uses, a few of each category…. Also, if english translation is available of this poem, will you give me the reference please,<\/p>\n

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PADMA<\/b> has been mentioned by Valmiki in his Ramayan. Indian Lotus<\/b> is the common name of this plant. Scientifically it is known as Nelumbo nucifera<\/i>. Attaching an image of this plant.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Fruits : Borassus flabellifer : Mumbai : AK:<\/a>
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Species Id – An unusual request.:<\/a><\/p>\n

No photograph. Just text. From an email sent by a friend –<\/div>\n
“what can you tell me about this fruit (name included – `noong’ came into my mind, but I could be horribly wrong) sold in South India, purple\/dark blue skin, white flesh, very juicy, used to quench thirst<\/span> – resembles mangosteen, probably a relative? Possibly related to lychees also? I remember one long family trip to the South, this endless bus ride, halt at Dindigul and these fruits being sold, my father repeatedly asking if I wanted to try some and my outright refusal because I had Gold Spot and Limca and Mangola and assorted Sharbats on my mind. Have looked up Wikipedia several times, but hard if you have no name for said item.”
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I think you are mentioning about Borassus flabellifer <\/i>. If so, it is ‘Nongu’<\/b>.
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I think\u00a0… got it right! The description matches well with the fruit of Asian palmyra palm<\/b> (Tamil name: Panai maram<\/b>).
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Very interestingly I saw this on sale in one of the Super martkets yesterday. I was thinking, where I have seen it!!!! Because in my place when they eat it, its always green on the outer surface and its much bigger.
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Palm Trees of Bangalore – RA – Borassus flabellifer – Palmyra Palm Tree:<\/a>
\nPalmyra palm<\/b> is a native of tropical Africa but cultivated and naturalized throughout India.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The palmyra palm is a large tree up to 30m high and the trunk may have a circumference of 1.7m at the base.<\/span><\/div>\n
There may be 25-40 fresh leaves. Leaves are leathery, gray green, fan-shaped, 1-3 m wide, folded along the midrib; are divided to the center into 60-80 linear- lanceolate, 0.6-1.2 m long, marginally spiny segments. Their strong, stalks, 1-1.2 m long, are edged with hard spines.<\/span><\/div>\n
In India, it is planted as a windbreak on the plains. It is also used as a natural shelter by birds, bats and wild animals.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
The flowers are produced in big clusters of long, white string-like inflorences.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
The coconut-like fruits are three-sided when young, becoming rounded or more or less oval, 12-15 cm wide, and capped at the base with overlapping sepals. When the fruit is very young, this kernel is hollow, soft as jelly, and translucent like ice, and is accompanied by a watery liquid, sweetish and potable.<\/span><\/div>\n
The chief product of the palmyra is the sweet sap (toddy) obtained by tapping the tip of the inflorescence, as is done with the other sugar palms and, to a lesser extent, with the coconut. The toddy ferments naturally within a few hours after sunrise and is locally popular as a beverage. Rubbing the inside of the toddy-collecting receptacle with lime paste prevents fermentation, and thereafter the sap is referred to as sweet toddy, which yields concentrated or crude sugar (gur in India; jaggery in Ceylon); molasses, palm candy, and vinegar. Palmyra palm jaggery (gur) is much more nutritious than crude cane sugar.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Traditionally, the Indian ‘Nadar’ community are the people who make their living from this tree using its wood, fruits, sap, stems, petioles and leaves to process a variety of food products, beverages, furniture, building materials, and handicrafts.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Thanks for sharing … <\/span>Tamil name: <\/span>\u0baa\u0ba9\u0bc8<\/b>
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Thank you very much … We call it \u09a4\u09be\u09b2<\/b>\u00a0(TAAL<\/b>) in Bengali. Attached here are more photographs, showing male and female individual. Attachments (6).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: SN Aug 12<\/a> : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2).
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Thanks … perhaps this is a <\/span>very common wild palm of central and eastern India…<\/span><\/p>\n

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Arecaceae Fortnight 1 Aug to 15 Aug 2014 : Borassus flabellifer L. and a bird : SK-52<\/a> : 9 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (6).
\nLike KHEJUR (date-palm) TAL<\/span> also<\/span> produces <\/span>PATALI<\/span><\/a> \/ GUR and we have <\/span>TAL(TAAL)-PHULURI<\/span><\/a>! Each part of this tree is used here in one way or the other. But without baya-weaver bird the story of TAAL is incomplete!<\/span><\/div>\n
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It is Baya<\/span><\/b> or Weaver Bird.<\/p>\n

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Yes Madam, BABUI<\/span><\/b> in Bengali.<\/p>\n

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I have seen another weaver, Black-breasted weaver<\/b> or Bengal weaver, but they build nests on reed-beds.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Only a few TAL-PHULURI was left for me!<\/p>\n

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Yap, Black breasted is very rare in BD. I have found one active nest inside the reeds during 2009<\/p>\n

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Thank you …, me too only once …… here is for you –\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qS2ZO9KkxNM<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Very nice posting of\u00a0a combo. The tree is very common on east coast.<\/span>\u00a0It is the state tree of Tamil Nadu.<\/span> Economically very useful plant.<\/span>\u00a0Panai maram<\/b> in Tamil.<\/p>\n

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Thank you very much Sir…. wrote me about the famous Tamil poem TALA VILASAM enumerating 801 different purposes of this tree!<\/p>\n

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Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight :: Arecaceae :: Borassus flabellifer from Mumbai :: ARKAUG-13<\/a> :\u00a0\u00a02 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3).
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Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight :: Arecaceae :: Borassus flabellifer :: Mumbai :: ARKAUG-60<\/a> : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (4).
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Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: August 1 to 14, 2014 : Arecaceae : Borassus flabellifer : Mumbai : 220814 : AK-92<\/a> : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2).
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AAZ Fortnight :: Arecaceae :: SMP3<\/a> :\u00a0\u00a02 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1).
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It is my pleasure to share\u00a0few images of\u00a0 Borassus flabellifer<\/i> (Arecaceae<\/i>)\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Habit: Palm<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Habitat: Waste lands<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sighting: Kadur, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 800 msl<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Palm Tree For ID : Mumbai : 17APR17 : AK-10<\/a> : Attachments (1)
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Borassus flabellifer <\/i><\/span>\u0924\u093e\u0921\u0917\u094b\u0933\u093e<\/b>
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Source tree of neera drink<\/a> : 6 posts by 3 authors.<\/div>\n
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Books say that Neera drink<\/b> is made from following two trees. Is it true?<\/div>\n
Caryota urens<\/i> (\u092d\u0947\u0930\u0932\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u095c ) and<\/div>\n
Phoenix sylverstris<\/i> (\u0936\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0940)
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Post evening it (same drink) becomes alcoholic called as “Taadi”, in the morning its sold as neera.
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Thanks, … Pl. also see https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palm_wine<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Neera is non-alcoholic. Palmyra tree<\/b> is one of the sources of Neera. This drink was sold in plastic bottles in Rajasthan even as early as 1967.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Etymology- Borassus flabellifer – efloraofindia | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nStrangler figs – Banyan, Peepal on Palymra palm – efloraofindia | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nNATIVE :: Arecaceae (palm family) \u00bb Borassus flabellifer – efloraofindia | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nPalmyra\/ Toddy Palm\/ Tad (Borassus flabillifer) – indiantreepix | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\nPalmyra palm & strangler figs – indiantreepix | Google Groups<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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Borassus flabellifer L. :: Waghbil, Thane :: Mar 21, 2008 \u00b7 JUN23 DV260<\/a>: 2 images.<\/p>\n

Borassus flabellifer<\/i>\u00a0L.<\/div>\n
Waghbil, Thane :<\/span>: Mar 21, 2008 \u00b7 3:39 PM IST :: about 3 m (10 ft) asl
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Borassus flabellifer L. :: Waghbil, Thane :: Dec 15, 2007 \u00b7 JUN23 DV304<\/a>: 1 image.<\/p>\n

Borassus flabellifer<\/i>\u00a0L.<\/div>\n
Waghbil, Thane<\/span> :: Dec 15, 2007 \u00b7 3:48 PM IST :: about 3 m (10 ft) asl<\/span><\/div>\n
Many thanks to\u00a0Radha Veach\u00a0for validating the ID at\u00a0iNaturalist<\/a>.
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Borassus flabellifer L. :: Suruchi beach, Vasai :: Feb 23, 2023 \u00b7 JUN23 DV442<\/a>:<\/p>\n
Borassus flabellifer<\/i>\u00a0L.<\/div>\n
Suruchi beach, Vasai<\/span> :: Feb 23, 2023 \u00b7 12:34 PM IST :: about 12 m (39 ft) asl<\/span><\/div>\n
Many thanks to\u00a0Santiago<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Arnab Kumar Samanta<\/a>\u00a0for validating the ID at\u00a0iNaturalist<\/a><\/p>\n
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The Plant List<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span>GRIN<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Dinesh Valke\u2019s Flickr Post<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Flowers of India<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span>Wikipedia<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span>M.M.P.N.D.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span>DDSA<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span>PACSOA – Borassus flabellifer<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 <\/span>The Palmyra or Toddy Palm (Borassus flabellifer L.)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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