... if it is *Borassus aethiopum* it will certainly be validated by our friends here at IndianTreePix. A search for "Indian fan palm" and "Asian fan palm" yielded no search results in Google ... I am not sure if you have some reference in this regard.
Regards. On the other hand a common name shared by different species is best known to the locals of the region On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 3:40 PM, RingsOfSilver <[email protected]>wrote: > > Dinesh, i just did some research based on what you said and it seems > more like the Borassus aethiopum or the African fan palm. > > isnt the Borassus flabellifer the Asian (not african) fan palm? - this > is what is commonly called the palmyra/toddy/wine palm in india and > the 'talam' in tamilnadu (the state tree) > > thanks > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

