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#Dlium Asian palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer) is a species of Arecaceae, palm, sturdy, single-stemmed, cylindrical shape, growing 15-30 meters tall and with a trunk diameter of about 60 cm.
The leaves are clustered at the tip of the trunk, forming a rounded crown. The leaf blade resembles a round fan, up to 1.5 meters in diameter. The leaflets are 5-7 cm wide, and the underside is whitish with a waxy coating. The leaf stalk is up to 1 meter long, with a broad, black midrib at the top and a row of two-pointed spines.
The inflorescence is borne on a cob, 20-30 cm long, and the stalk is about 50 cm long. The fruits are clustered in clusters of about 20, round, 7-20 cm in diameter, with a brownish-black outer skin and yellow flesh on the inside. The fruit has three seeds in a thick, hard shell.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Coryphoideae
Tribe: Borasseae
Subtribe: Lataniinae
Genus: Borassus
Species: Borassus flabellifer
Publications:
Anh, T.T.P. & Henderson, A. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 13: 1-414. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.
Barfod, A.S. & Dransfield, J. (2013). Flora of Thailand 11(3): 323-498. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
Bayton, R.P. (2007). A revision of Borassus L. (Arecaceae). Kew Bulletin 62: 561-586.
Dowe, J.L. (2010). Australian palms: biogeography, ecology and systematics: 1-290. CSIRO Publishing.
Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton university press, Princeton and Oxford.
Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
Sharief, M.U. (ed.) (2024). Flora of India 28: 1-764. Botanical Survey of India.
Ambon: lontoir
Arabic: بوراس مروحي - نخيل الدليب
Austria: Lontarpalme, Palmyrapalme, Lontaropalme
Bali: ental
Bugis: taʼ
Chinese (simplified): 糖棕 - 扇椰子 - 泰国海底椰
Chinese (traditional): 扇椰子
Czech: lontar vějířovitý
English: Asian Palmyra Palm, Sea Coconut, Panai Maram
German: Palmyrapalme, Lontarpalme, Lontaropalme
Hindi: ताड़
Hungarian: Palmira-pálma
Indonesian: Lontar, Siwalan
Japanese: ウチワヤシ
Javaese: ental
Lithuanian: Vėduoklinė palmyra
Madura: taʼal
Makassar: talaʼ
Maluku Tenggara: koli
Minang: lonta
Nusa Tenggara Barat: fu'u ta'a
Nusa Tenggara Timur: noe
Polish: winodań wachlarzowata
Russian: Пальмира веероносная
Santali: ᱛᱟᱞᱮ
Sasak: dun tal
Sinhala: තල්
Sumba: manggita, manggitu
Sumbawa: jun tal
Sunda: ental
Tamil: பனைமரம்
Thai: ตาล
Timor: tua
Toraja: lontara
Genduru (Caryota mitis)
youtube.com/watch?v=iDEwh9Urp1s
Gebang (Corypha utan)
youtube.com/watch?v=PCosF6dxZYw
Sugar palm (Arenga pinnata)
youtube.com/watch?v=9lnpD70IwY4
Broadleaf lady palm (Rhapis excelsa)
youtube.com/watch?v=LJ2FHHk_p-k
Learn more: dlium.com/2025/11/asian-palmyra-palm-borassus-flabellifer.html
Location: Playen, Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia.
Aryo Bandoro
Dlium TheDlium
Web: dlium.com
#Dlium Asian palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer) is a species of Arecaceae, palm, sturdy, single-stemmed, cylindrical shape, growing 15-30 meters tall and with a trunk diameter of about 60 cm.
The leaves are clustered at the tip of the trunk, forming a rounded crown. The leaf blade resembles a round fan, up to 1.5 meters in diameter. The leaflets are 5-7 cm wide, and the underside is whitish with a waxy coating. The leaf stalk is up to 1 meter long, with a broad, black midrib at the top and a row of two-pointed spines.
The inflorescence is borne on a cob, 20-30 cm long, and the stalk is about 50 cm long. The fruits are clustered in clusters of about 20, round, 7-20 cm in diameter, with a brownish-black outer skin and yellow flesh on the inside. The fruit has three seeds in a thick, hard shell.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Coryphoideae
Tribe: Borasseae
Subtribe: Lataniinae
Genus: Borassus
Species: Borassus flabellifer
Publications:
Anh, T.T.P. & Henderson, A. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 13: 1-414. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.
Barfod, A.S. & Dransfield, J. (2013). Flora of Thailand 11(3): 323-498. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
Bayton, R.P. (2007). A revision of Borassus L. (Arecaceae). Kew Bulletin 62: 561-586.
Dowe, J.L. (2010). Australian palms: biogeography, ecology and systematics: 1-290. CSIRO Publishing.
Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
Henderson, A. (2009). Palms of Southern Asia: 1-197. Princeton university press, Princeton and Oxford.
Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
Sharief, M.U. (ed.) (2024). Flora of India 28: 1-764. Botanical Survey of India.
Ambon: lontoir
Arabic: بوراس مروحي - نخيل الدليب
Austria: Lontarpalme, Palmyrapalme, Lontaropalme
Bali: ental
Bugis: taʼ
Chinese (simplified): 糖棕 - 扇椰子 - 泰国海底椰
Chinese (traditional): 扇椰子
Czech: lontar vějířovitý
English: Asian Palmyra Palm, Sea Coconut, Panai Maram
German: Palmyrapalme, Lontarpalme, Lontaropalme
Hindi: ताड़
Hungarian: Palmira-pálma
Indonesian: Lontar, Siwalan
Japanese: ウチワヤシ
Javaese: ental
Lithuanian: Vėduoklinė palmyra
Madura: taʼal
Makassar: talaʼ
Maluku Tenggara: koli
Minang: lonta
Nusa Tenggara Barat: fu'u ta'a
Nusa Tenggara Timur: noe
Polish: winodań wachlarzowata
Russian: Пальмира веероносная
Santali: ᱛᱟᱞᱮ
Sasak: dun tal
Sinhala: තල්
Sumba: manggita, manggitu
Sumbawa: jun tal
Sunda: ental
Tamil: பனைமரம்
Thai: ตาล
Timor: tua
Toraja: lontara
Genduru (Caryota mitis)
youtube.com/watch?v=iDEwh9Urp1s
Gebang (Corypha utan)
youtube.com/watch?v=PCosF6dxZYw
Sugar palm (Arenga pinnata)
youtube.com/watch?v=9lnpD70IwY4
Broadleaf lady palm (Rhapis excelsa)
youtube.com/watch?v=LJ2FHHk_p-k
Learn more: dlium.com/2025/11/asian-palmyra-palm-borassus-flabellifer.html
Location: Playen, Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia.
Aryo Bandoro
Dlium TheDlium
Web: dlium.com
