Caryota cumingii
Caryota cumingii
Safety & Hazards
The mesocarp (flesh of the fruit) contains irritating needle-like Calcium oxalate crystals[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 314 Title Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia. Publication Author Website http://www.pacsoa.org.au/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Contains at least a little information on the majority of palm and cycad species, plus a wealth of photographs. A first class website. ].
Botanical Description
Caryota cumingii is a solitary-stemmed, evergreen palm tree growing about 12 metres tall. The unbranched stem is up to 20cm in diameter, it is crowned by a rosette of large leaves[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its edible bud and the pith in its stem, which are used locally. The plant is sometimes grown as an ornamental[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].