Burmese fishtail palm
Caryota mitis Lour.
Caryota mitis, known as the Burmese fishtail palm, is a palm species native to Tropical Asia, from India to Java to southern China, and has been naturalized in regions such as southern Florida, parts of Africa, and Latin America. It was first described in 1790 from Vietnam. In Florida, it is found in hummocks and disturbed wooded areas.
Description
Caryota mitis is a member of the Arecaceae family and is part of the genus Caryota. It is distributed across several regions including Thailand, Zambia, South Carolina, Palau, Colombia, Burkina Faso, Federated States of Micronesia, Australia, Kruger National Park, Galápagos Islands, Brazil, Antioquia, Cundinamarca, San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina, Tolima, Valle, the Global region, Jardín Botánico de Bogotá, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, Hawaii, the conterminous 48 United States, Andaman Islands, and Bangladesh.
Other common names
Burmese fishtail palmtufted fishtail palmclustered fishtail palm
Distribution
TW · ZA · SC · PW · CO · BF · FM · AU · Kruger National Park · Galápagos Islands · BR · Antioquia, Cundinamarca, San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina, Tolima, Valle · Global · Jardín Botánico de Bogotá · Kwajalein Atoll · MH · Hawaii · conterminous 48 United States · Andaman Is. · Bangladesh · Borneo · Cambodia · China Southeast · Comoros · Dominican Republic · Hainan · Haiti · Jawa · Laos · Lesser Sunda Is.
Synonyms
Thuessinkia speciosaCaryota furfuraceaCaryota griffithiiCaryota griffithii var. selebicaCaryota javanicaCaryota nanaCaryota propinquaCaryota soboliferaCaryota speciosaDrymophloeus zippelliiCaryota purpuraceaCaryota plumosa
