Caryota

plant genus

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The genus Caryota refers to a small group of East Indian palms. These palms are characterized by their bipinnate leaves, which have divisions that are wedge-shaped. Common names for plants in this genus include fishtail palm and jaggery palm. The name Caryota itself originates from Greek words relating to nuts.1

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Ecology
devour fruits of Arenga and Caryota in Asia. Studies of fruit dispersal are in their infancy, but a large number of interesting associations have been noted.
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devour fruits of Arenga and Caryota in Asia. Studies of fruit dispersal are in their infancy, but a large number of interesting associations have been noted.
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Leaves
…leaflets or are bipinnate (Caryota) or merely pinnately veined. The second includes blades with relatively elongate central veins or ribs (costapalmate) or those in which segments radiate from a central region at the tip of the petiole. Many palmate and costapalmate leaves have a prominent, often spear-shaped, ridge of…
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…leaflets or are bipinnate (Caryota) or merely pinnately veined. The second includes blades with relatively elongate central veins or ribs (costapalmate) or those in which segments radiate from a central region at the tip of the petiole. Many palmate and costapalmate leaves have a prominent, often spear-shaped, ridge of…
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