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Palmetum

Palms (Palmae/ Arecaceae) are a natural and ancient group of plants represented by about 212 genera and 2,780 species in the world. Palms are mainly tropical and occur in all habitats from per-humid lowland rainforest to desert and from mangrove swamps to high mountain thickets. This is one of the most economic group of plants producing rattans, coconuts, copra, dates, sago, oil palm and fibres (coir & raffia). Many are beautiful ornamentals. Palms are difficult to work with, poorly collected and intractable to the herbarium methods. Rattans are a much-threatened group of tropical plants and their conservation is very closely linked with their ethno-botanical significance.

 

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Though the palmetum, which was developed over 7 acres of land and had a rich collection of 108 species of palms, rattans and canes was devastated by the super cyclones of October, 1999 and subsequent elephant menace, the Centre is maintaining a collection of 38 species of palms in the botanic garden and nurseries. The important species of palms in Centre’s collection include Hyphne thebaica (branching palm), Latania spp., Arenga, Sabal, Caryota, Calamus, Hyphaene, Raphis Licuala, Livistona, Phoenix, Areca etc. It is proposed to enrich the live collection of palms during the current year and renovate the Palmetum for introduction, conservation, curation and study of palms with emphasis on Indo-Burmese and Indo-Malesian species.

 

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Botanical Name Common Name
Archontophoenix alexandrae Alexandra palm, King Palm
Areca catechu Betel Nut palm
Arenga engleri Formosa Palm
Bismarckia nobilis Bismarck Palm
Borassus flabellifer Palmyra Palm
Calamus latifolius Cane
Calamus viminalis Cane
Carpenteria acuminate Carpentaria Palm
Caryota mitis Clustered Fishtail Palm
Caryota urens Fishtail Palm/ Toddy Palm
Chamaedorea elegans Parlour Palm
Chamaerops humilis European Fan Palm
Chrtostachys renda Sealing Wax Palm
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens Golden Cane Palm/ Areca Palm
Cocos nucifera Coconut palm
Cocothrinax alta Puerto Rican Thatch Palm
Cocothrinax argentea Hispaniolan Silver Thatch
Elaeis guianensis African Oil Palm
Howea belmoreana Sentry Palm
Hyophorbe lagenicaulis Bottle Palm
Hyphaene thebaica African Doum Palm
Latania lontaroides Red Latan Palm
Latania verschaffeltii Yellow Latan Palm
Licuala grandis Vanuatu Fan Palm
Licuala peltata -
Livistona chinensis Chinese Fan Palm
Neodypsis decaryi Triangular palm