*Caryota Linnaeus. Subfamily: Arecoideae. Tribe: Caryoteae. Fishtail Palm.
A genus of about 17 species, trees and shrubs, native of the Old World tropics.
ID notes:Leaves can be 1-pinnate, but are usually 2-pinnate when fully matured, making this genus unique in our flora's palm taxa.
Ref: Dransfield & Uhl In Kubitzki (1998b); Dransfield et al. (2008); Zona (1997); Zona (2000) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2000). Show full citations.
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