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Corypha utan, the cabbage palm, buri palm or gebang palm, is a species of palm native to Asia and Oceania.
| Corypha utan | |
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| Corypha utan stand at Kowanyama, Queensland | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Corypha |
| Species: | C. utan |
| Binomial name | |
| Corypha utan | |
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Description
It grows up to 20 metres (66 feet) tall, and, on the York Penninsula of Queensland, up to 1.5 meters (4' 11") thick[2] (exceeded only by Borassus aethiopum and Jubaea chilensis.) and bears fronds 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft) long. Like other palms of genus Corypha, this species flowers at the end of its lifetime (monocarpy), producing a massive inflorescence up to 5 m tall containing up to one million flowers.[3]
Distribution and habitat
It is distributed from the Assam region of India through Indochina, Malaysia, and Indonesia to the Philippines and New Guinea, and south to Australia's Cape York Peninsula.[3] Growing along watercourses, floodplains and grasslands, the Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia write about the Corypha utan palms occurring in Cape York:
Corypha utan .. is undoubtedly one of the most imposing species in the Australian palm flora (with its massive pachycaul trunks and hapaxanthic flowering and fruiting extravaganza.[4]
Uses
The starch contained inside the trunk is edible raw or cooked, as is the tip-top. The flowering stalks can be beaten to produce liquid. The nut kernels are also edible.[5]
Locally known as buri or buli in the Philippines, the leaves of Corypha utan are widely used in weaving fans, baskets, and mats.[6][7]
References
- "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- Tucker, Robert (1988). Palms of Subequatorial Queensland. Milton, QLD: Palm and Cycad Society of Australia. p. 28.
- Corypha utan Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia web page Accessed 20 June 2009
- Corypha utan On Cape York Peninsula, Queensland Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia web page Archived 2006-08-31 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 20 June 2009
- The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants. United States Department of the Army. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. 2009. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-60239-692-0. OCLC 277203364.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - "Philippine Medicinal Plants: Buri". www.stuartxchange.org.
- M., Queypo-Queddeng; J., Puzon; Development, Rabena, A.R., University of Northern Philippines, Vigan City 2700 (Philippines). Research and (2010-01-01). "Multipurpose use of buri (Corypha elata Roxb. or Corrypha utan) and its nutritive value". Philippine Journal of Crop Science (Philippines). ISSN 0115-463X.
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