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Nypa fruticans

Authority Steck Family Liliopsida:Arecidae:Arecales:Palmae Synonyms Common names Attapalme, mangrove, mangrove palm, Mangrovenpalme, nipa palm, Nipapalme, nypa palm, palmeira nipa, spelt nipa Editor Ecocrop code 1543

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION An evergreen palm either trunkless or with a short horizontal trunk reaching a height of up to 10 m. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. Flowers 3-4 years after planting and can be tapped by the time of the second flowering. COMMON NAMES Nipa palm, Nipah, Goalpatta. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: Nypa fruticans. Adapted to lowland conditions and often found along tidal estauries, creeks and mangrove in both salt and sweet water. Mentioned as a useful agroforestry species.
Sources
SOURCES Hackett C 1982 pp 149 [FER, PHO, DEP, PH, TEXT, TEMP] Purseglove J 1972 pp 427-428 [TEXT, DRA] Troup R 1921 pp 972 Nair P 1984 pp 23 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, DEP, SAL, DRA, USE] Thomlinson P 1986 pp 295 Zabala N 1990 pp 167-169 [SAL, DRA, RAIN, TEXT, LIG, USE]