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Caryota gigas Hahn ex Hodel
Palm J. 139: 51 (1998), no diagnostic descr.
Family: ARECACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Caryota obtusa Griff.
Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 480 1845

Caryota gigas Photo by: Raimondo Paladini
Growing habit in Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, ChiangMai, Thailand.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Caryota obtusa Griff.
Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 480 1845
Synonymy: 4
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Black Trunk Palm, King Kong Thai Giant, Blak Trunk Fishtail Palm, Mountain Giant Palm, Thailand mountain palm, Thai Giant Caryota, Thai fishtail palm, Fishtail palms, Giant fishtail palm
FRENCH (Français): Palmiers queue-de-poisson
GEORGIAN (ქართული): კარიოტა


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Caryota gigas in Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, ChiangMai, Thailand. Photo by: Raimondo Paladini

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Caryota gigas in Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, ChiangMai, Thailand. Photo by: Raimondo Paladini
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