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Arecaceae
Caryota

not marked as a favorite taxon *Caryota mitis Loureiro. Common name: Clustering Fishtail Palm, Burmese Fishtail Palm. Habitat: Disturbed hammocks, other disturbed (suburban) areas. Distribution: Native of s. Asia.

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Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA22, K4, WH3, Zona (1997). Basionym: Caryota mitis Lour. 1790

Links to other floras: = Caryota mitis - FNA22

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