fishtail palms

Description:

Fishtail palms, so named from the shape of their leaves, are monocarpic, dying after blooming once. The only wild Fishtail palm in Singapore is Caryota mitis, the Burmese fishtail palm/clustered fishtail palm (see notes).

Habitat:

These adjacent palms were found along the rainforest boardwalk in the Singapore Botanic Gardens. The area is a 6.2 ha remnant of primary rainforest.

Notes:

A Checklist of the Total Vascular Plant Flora of Singapore: Native, Naturalised and Cultivated Species by K. Y. Chong, H. T. W. Tan and R. T. Corlett lists Caryota mitis as the only "wild" fishtail palm in Singapore. See last photo: http://flowersinsingapore.blogspot.com/s... and http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Caryota_mi...