The Talipot palm is one of few monocarpic palms. It flowers only once, after fruiting the palm dies. This palm is one of the largest palm trees in the world. It is a very popular specimen in cultivation, but rare in the wild. Due to its size the Talipot palm is suitable for only large areas.

The leaves are used for thatching and making umbrellas, hats and fans. The leaves can be cut into strips and used for writing paper. The sap is tapped to makes palm wine.

Additional Information:

Scientific name: Corypha Umbraculifera

Family: Arecaceae

Genus: Corypha

Origin: It is native to India and Sri Lanka.

Growth rate: Slow

Trunk: It has a huge, up to 3-5 feet in diameter, imposing, covered with prominent leaf scars trunk that grows to a height of 100 feet.

Leaves: It has huge, palmate, spinouse at the edges leaves which are 17 feet wide.

Indoor/Outdoor Use: Outside

Maintenance: Low

Light exposure: It prefers full sun.

Water requirements: It needs abundant water.

Drought toleration: It is moderately drought tolerant.

Cold toleration: It has low cold tolerance.

Flowers: It takes 40-80 years for the Corypha Umbraculifera start flowering. Talipot palms are monoecious, male and female flowers occur on the same inflorescence. The palm bears the largest inflorescence of any flowering plants. There are millions (up to 60 millions) of small, creamy white flowers in the branched stalks that come high above the crown, shaped like an umbrella. The terminal panicle can reach 16-18 feet in lenth.

Fruits: The Talipot palm forms large, round, dark-green fruits. It takes about one year for fruit to mature.

Propagation: It is propagated by seeds. They germinate easily in about a month.

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