Corypha umbraculifera

Corypha umbraculifera is endemic to India, distribution to Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand and China. Originally from India.

It is one of the largest palms in the world; individual specimens have reached heights of up to 34 m. or 100 feet, with a trunk of up to 1.3 m. or 3.5 feet in diameter. A fan palm with large costapalmate leaves up to 7 m. or 21 feet in across, an armed with small 2 cm. thorns, the petiole up to 4 m long, and up to 130 leaflets.

Corypha umbraculifera is the largest inflorescence of any plant, 6-8 m. long, consisting of up to several million small flowers, borne on a branched stalk that forms at the top of the trunk, monocarpic, (the inflorescence is terminal, dies after flowering)

It’s prefer a full sun. Well draining soil consistent watering, don’t let the soil waterlogged. Not hardly to coldness.

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