Nice set of pictures Raman Ji. In Kerala and Tamil Nadu the inflorescence used for decoration purpose.
On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 2:20 PM, raman <[email protected]> wrote: > Fishtail palm is a fast growing feather palm that makes a beautiful > addition to the landscape. It has a gray trunk (grows to about 30') that is > covered by regularly spaced leaf scar rings. Toddy palm has a leaf shape > that resembles the lower fin of a fish. When these palms grow to reach 20', > they start producing flowers at the top of the trunk with subsequent > flowers produced lower and lower on the trunk. When the lowest flower > blooms, the tree dies. Flowers are long plait like bunches hanging down. > Toddy palm is an Asian species that grows from India to Burma and on the > island country of Sri Lanka. > > > Raman > -- B. Rathinasabapathy Project Co-ordinator Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park 1388, Avinashi Road Peelamedu Coimbatore-641004 <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml>
