... 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
>  >
>

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