Tree No

S1-MG-L DESCRIPTION
Tree Name This palm is endemic to the Mascarene Islands, which occur east of
Greenbottleplam Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. It naturally inhabits well-drained
Hindi Name
sandy soils of upland forests and coastal savannas. In America, it
Bottlepalm
can grow in climates found in south Florida, extreme southern
BotanicalName
California, and the Hawaiian Islands. This tree is slow growing but
Hyophorbe Lagenicaulis
can reach heights that range from 12 to 20 feet. It grows best in full
Family
sunlight but can tolerate moderate shade. The pinnately compound
Arecaceae
leaves or fronds can grow to 12 feet long and are attached to a 10-
Origin
Exotic inch petiole or stem. Its slender, lance-shaped leaflets are dark
Category green, approximately 2 feet long, and grow opposite from one
Palms Use another to form a "V" shape on the rachis or middle of the frond.
Aesthetic The trunk is smooth, light gray to almost white, and when young
NaturalSurvivalCapacity has a noticeably swollen base that becomes less pronounced and
High Crown elongated as it matures. On top of the trunk sits a bright green
Shape Erect crownshaft (from which the fronds emerge) that has a smooth,
Flowering waxy surface and can reach 2 to 3 feet in height. Heavily branched
Season flower inflorescences encircle the trunk just below the crownshaft
Throughtthe and can reach lengths of 3 feet. Male and female flowers occur on
year the same inflorescence and are white or cream colored. Fruits are
Flowering one inch in diameter and turn from green to black as they ripen.
Color White
Fruiting
NA
Location
https://www.google.com/maps/place/28%C2%B044'45.4%22N+77%C2%B007'0
1.5%22E/@28.7461265,77.1159997,17.74z/data=!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d28.7459562
!4d77.1170839?entry=ttu
Landmark
Delhi Technological University, Shahbad Daulatpur Bawana road 110042, New
Delhi
CanopyDiameter
4m
Girth
1.31 m
Height
15 m
Age
30 years