Arecaceae FAMILY

Trachycarpus takil

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Trachycarpus takil is a single-stemmed, evergreen palm with an erect, unbranched stem up to 12 metres tall and 15 - 18cm in diameter; this is topped by a crown of fan-shaped leaves each uop to 120cm wide[ 1968 Title Palms of Southern Asia Publication Author Henderson A. Publisher Princeton University Press, New York Year 2009 ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9 Description An excellent concise guide ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre. The cutting down of the trunks in order to obtain the sheath fibres has greatly reduced wild populations of this species[ 1968 Title Palms of Southern Asia Publication Author Henderson A. Publisher Princeton University Press, New York Year 2009 ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9 Description An excellent concise guide ]

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central Himalayas of India (Uttarakhand), ?western Nepal

HabitatCool, moist oak forests; at elevations from 1,800 - 2,700 metres[ 1968 Title Palms of Southern Asia Publication Author Henderson A. Publisher Princeton University Press, New York Year 2009 ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9 Description An excellent concise guide ].