Nypa fruticans Wurmb. ex Blume

 
  • Family : ARECACEAE
    (Palm Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NARIYAL FAMILY (नारियल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Arecaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cocos nypa Lour.; Nipa arborescens Wurmb ex H.Wendl.; Nipa litoralis Blanco
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Nypa fruticans Wurmb
  • Common name : Nypa palm
  • Vernacular name :
    • Nipamu (Telugu)
    • Gulga (Hindi)
  • Habit : Palm (Cluster)
  • Comments / notes : Planted in the coastal areas and gardens
  • Key identification features : Stem underground with large pinnate leaves in a dense crown
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district, Thrissur district, Ernakulam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Odisha : Boudh district, Nayagarh district, Cuttack district
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • World Distribution : Coastal areas of Indo-Pacific region, Australia, Sri Lanka, Malay Archipelago
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 263
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Nypa fruticans. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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