Caryota obtusa

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Caryota obtusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Caryota Species: C. obtusa
Binomial name
Caryota obtusa Griff.

Caryota obtusa is a species of flowering plant in the palm family from India, Laos and Thailand. The palm is commonly called Giant fishtail palm or Thai Giant Caryota.

[edit] References

• World Checklist of Monocotyledons (Kew), Caryota obtusa Griff., Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 480 (1845). Accessed 30 April 2008.
• International Plant Names Index, Arecaceae Caryota obtusa Griff. Accessed 30 April 2008.
• Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia, Caryota - The Big Ones. Accessed 30 April 2008.
• Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database, Sorting Caryota Names. Accessed 30 April 2008.