Caryota urens
About
Caryota urens is a species of flowering plant in the palm family, native to Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar and Malaysia, where they grow in fields and rainforest clearings, it is regarded as introduced in Cambodia. The epithet urens is Latin for "stinging" alluding to the chemicals in the fruit. Common names in English include solitary fishtail palm, kithul palm, toddy palm, wine palm, sago palm and jaggery palm. Its leaf is used as fishing rod after trimming the branches of the leaf and drying. According to Monier-Williams, it is called moha-karin in Sanskrit. It is one of the sugar palms.
- Family
- Arecaceae
How to use it
The fishtail palm is often utilized for its sap, which can be harvested to produce jaggery or fermented into a drink. Additionally, its leaves are practical; after trimming and drying, they can be fashioned into fishing rods, showcasing the plant's versatility in local cultures. [9, 24]
Sources: Wikidata, en.wikipedia.org
In the kitchen
The fishtail palm is not typically eaten by humans, but it produces a sap that can be transformed into jaggery, a sweetener used in various dishes. This sap can also be fermented to create a traditional alcoholic drink. However, the palm itself is not consumed directly. [9, 24]
Sources: Wikidata, en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Caryota urens
- Slug
- caryota-urens
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Caryota
- Species
- urens
- Wikidata QID
- Q766995
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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