Unarmed mangrove palm, it may reach 7 – 9 m high. It grows close together along riverside, constituting homogeneous and pure formations. Large woody and globose fruits
Nypa fruticans Wurmb
synonym | Cocos nypa Lour. |
synonym | Nipa arborescens Wurmb ex H.Wendl. |
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Attributions | Prosperi J., Ramesh B.R., Grard P., Jayatissa L.P., Aravajy S. & Depommier D. 2005. Mangroves v1.0. A Multimedia Identification System of Mangroves Species. IFP – CIRAD, Pondichéry, Pondy CD N°3. – CDRom. www.ifpindia.org/Mangroves/ |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Habit: Mangrove palm with creeping, horizontal stem from which dichotomous branches with erect tips arise.
Roots: Rhizome stout, subterranean, 5 to 7 m long.
Trunk & bark: Axis and leaf bases are submerged in mud.
Leaves: Leaves compound, paripinnate, petiole long with pulvinate base; leaflets linear-lanceolate, plicate, glaucous beneath, 5-6 m long.
Inflorescences or flowers: Inflorescence terminal, arranged in catkins on lateral branches of the spadix. Flowers unisexual, monoecious; male flowers minute, mixed with bracteoles; female flowers large, arranged in globose terminal heads.
Fruits: Fruit large fibrous drupe, syncarpous, lanceolate, brick-red, 6 to 15 cm long.
Seeds /seedling: Large seeds white. Cryptovivipary germination.
Attributions | Prosperi J., Ramesh B.R., Grard P., Jayatissa L.P., Aravajy S. & Depommier D. 2005. Mangroves v1.0. A Multimedia Identification System of Mangroves Species. IFP – CIRAD, Pondichéry, Pondy CD N°3. – CDRom. www.ifpindia.org/Mangroves/ |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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Associated with mud, mildly saline or brackish waters.
Pollination by insects such as bees and small flies.
Attributions | Prosperi J., Ramesh B.R., Grard P., Jayatissa L.P., Aravajy S. & Depommier D. 2005. Mangroves v1.0. A Multimedia Identification System of Mangroves Species. IFP – CIRAD, Pondichéry, Pondy CD N°3. – CDRom. www.ifpindia.org/Mangroves/ |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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It occurs in Bangladesh, Burma, Malaysia, Philippines and extends up to Australia. In India, it occurs in Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Sunderbans (Ganges delta). In Sri Lanka, found in the southwestern region.
Attributions | Prosperi J., Ramesh B.R., Grard P., Jayatissa L.P., Aravajy S. & Depommier D. 2005. Mangroves v1.0. A Multimedia Identification System of Mangroves Species. IFP – CIRAD, Pondichéry, Pondy CD N°3. – CDRom. www.ifpindia.org/Mangroves/ |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
Old leaves are used for thatching material and young leaves for cigarettes wrappers, the sap from the inflorescence stalk can be used to make toddy, vinegar or boiled down to sugar, young seeds are edible. In Burma and the Pacific islands, it is tapped for alcoholic drinks.
Attributions | Prosperi J., Ramesh B.R., Grard P., Jayatissa L.P., Aravajy S. & Depommier D. 2005. Mangroves v1.0. A Multimedia Identification System of Mangroves Species. IFP – CIRAD, Pondichéry, Pondy CD N°3. – CDRom. www.ifpindia.org/Mangroves/ |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
Not Evaluated |
Attributions | Prosperi J., Ramesh B.R., Grard P., Jayatissa L.P., Aravajy S. & Depommier D. 2005. Mangroves v1.0. A Multimedia Identification System of Mangroves Species. IFP – CIRAD, Pondichéry, Pondy CD N°3. – CDRom. www.ifpindia.org/Mangroves/ |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
Root | Root |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Phylum | Tracheophyta |
Class | Liliopsida |
Order | Arecales |
Family | Arecaceae |
Genus | Nypa |
Species | Nypa fruticans Wurmb |