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Caryota urens - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Nigeria; 1/2013 © Ralf Biechele

Caryota urens - Crown from below - Click to enlarge!

Crown from below; Nigeria; 2/2013 © Ralf Biechele

Caryota urens - Trunk - Click to enlarge!

Trunk; Nigeria; 2/2013 © Ralf Biechele

Caryota urens - Trunk base - Click to enlarge!

Trunk base; Nigeria; 10/2006 © Ralf Biechele

Caryota urens - Primary roots emerging from the trunk base - Click to enlarge!

Primary roots emerging from the trunk base; Nigeria; 2/2013 © Ralf Biechele

Caryota urens - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Nigeria; 10/2006 © Ralf Biechele

Dataset

Identifier: 2111
Date of entry: 18.05.2013
Last update: 11.01.2020

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2728)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2642)

    Class: Liliopsida (399)

      Order: Arecales (29)

        Family: Arecaceae (29)(family description)

          Genus: Caryota (1)

            Epithet: urens L. (3)

urens => acid, stinging, burning

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habit: tree

External links

Check for Caryota urens at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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