Caryota maxima (PROSEA)

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Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Caryota maxima Blume ex Mart.

Synonyms

Caryota aequatorialis (Becc.) Ridley, Caryota macrantha Burret, Caryota rumphiana Mart. var. javanica Becc.

Vernacular names

• Giant fishtail palm (En)
• Indonesia: andudu (Balinese), nibung besar (Indonesian, Moluccas), suwangkung (Sundanese)
• Malaysia: baroh, dudok, rabok gunung (Peninsular).

Distribution

Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Java; probably also in peninsular Thailand.