공작야자-Caryota mitis Lour.

 

공작야자

 

 

과명	Arecaceae(야자나무과)	속명	Caryota (카리오타속)
전체학명	Caryota mitis Lour.	추천명	공작야자
이명		외국명	Palm Burmese fishtail,Palm Clustered fishtail,Palm Tufted fishtail,Burmese fishtail palm,Clustered fishtail palm,Tufted fishtail palm,Burmese fishtail

 

 

 

Caryota mitis, the clustering fishtail palm, is a species of palm native to southeast Asia from India to Java to southern China, now sparingly naturalized in southern Florida and in parts of Africa and Latin America.The species was originally described from Vietnam in 1790. In Florida, it grows in hummocks and in disturbed wooded areas.

Caryota mitis has clustered stems up to 10 m (33 feet) tall and 15 cm (6 inches) in diameter. Leaves can be up to 3 m (10 feet) long. Flowers are purple, fruits dark purple or red.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caryota_mitis