Caryota

Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Caryota L.
ARECACEAE
FISHTAIL PALM
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Classification
ARECALES
Caryota
Citation
CARYOTA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1189. 1753.
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TYPE: Caryota urens Linnaeus
Distribution Map Present

This species have been reported in the counties highlighted.

Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Caryota mitis BURMESE FISHTAIL PALM Not Native
Caryota urens FISHTAIL PALM Not Native
Identification Key
1.  Plant cespitose, the stems <16 cm wide
C. mitis
1.  Plant with one stem, >15 cm wide
C. urens
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Schunda-Pana Schunda-Pana Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 24, 602. 1763. TYPE: = Caryota Linnaeus 1753.