Yes, It is a monocarpic palm (flowers only once in its life). Like Ficus, It has been considered as a keystone species which provide food for many insects, birds, bats and other animals. It takes about 30-40 years for flowering.
Those who have access to Springer, please read the article at http://www.springerlink.com/content/7x150q442vt61l4k/ -Divakar On Feb 4, 2:20 am, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > *Corypha umbraculifera* commonly known as* *Talipot > Palmhttp://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/tree.html > Tanay > > On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 10:07 AM, ajinkya gadave > <ajinkyagad...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > very nice palm prasant jee > > i think this palm tree is national tree of srilanka > > > On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 11:33 PM, Prashant awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> Dear Friends, > >> I had seen this spectacular sight in the forest on a small hill near Yana > >> (North karnataka). I could see the profuse flowering of some palm tree. I > >> was too far and thus tried to capture this with max possible zoom.. Do > >> have > >> a look at these enclosed snaps.. > > >> Date/Time: 20-01-2011 05:45PM > >> Location: Yana > >> Habitat: Wild > > >> regards > >> Prashant > > -- > *Tanay Bose* > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > 604-822-6089 (Fax) > ta...@interchange.ubc.ca > *Webpages:*http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.htmlhttp://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.htmlhttps://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
