니파야자-[정명] Nypa fruticans Wurmb

과명	Araceae (천남성과)	속명	Nypa (니파야자속)
전체학명	[정명] Nypa fruticans Wurmb	추천명	니파야자

 

Nypa fruticans, commonly known as the nipa palm (or simply nipa, from Malay: nipah) or mangrove palm, is a species of palm native to the coastlines and estuarine habitats of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the only palm considered adapted to the mangrove biome. The genus Nypa and the subfamily Nypoideae are monotypic taxa because this species is their only member.

Description

The trunk or stem of the nipa palm is under the mud. Only the leaves project upwards

A globular flower cluster on a nipa palm

The northernmost distribution of Nypa fruticans is seen on Iriomote Island, Japan

A globular fruit cluster of the nipa palm

Unlike most palms, the nipa palm's trunk grows beneath the ground; only the leaves and flower stalk grow upwards above the surface. The leaves extend up to 9 metres (30 feet) in height.

The flowers are a globular inflorescence of female flowers at the tip with catkin-like red or yellow male flowers on the lower branches. The flower produces woody nuts arranged in a globular cluster up to 25 centimetres (10 inches) across on a single stalk. The ripe nuts separate from the ball and float away on the tide, occasionally germinating while still water-borne.

 

 

 

 

 

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