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corypha umbraculifera pamplemousses botanical garden general view also known as talipot832 viewsNative of tropical Sri Lanka and India where it is widely cultivated, this largest of the fan palm trees grows up to 25 metres in height. It may live as long as 75 years before it flowers and bears fruit, which it does just once in its life. Read more and see more about the Talipot Palm Tree in the Pamplemousses Botanical Garden Mauritius!Jul 08, 2008
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corypha umbraculifera pamplemousses botanical garden front view also known as talipot972 viewsThe Talipot flower consists of more than 20 million tiny yellowish and white blossoms growing on large branches that rise up to 5 metres from the centre of its cluster of fan-shaped leaves growing out of the trunk. The small and round green fruits take almost a year to mature. A flowering Talipot is a rare and majestic sight to see.Jul 08, 2008
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corypha umbraculifera pamplemousses botanical garden flower-and sky view also known as talipot1113 viewsMany other parts of the plant are useful. Besides being a source for timber and thatch, the leaves of the Talipot Palm can be used for weaving mats, its hard seeds are made into buttons, its trunk contains delicious sago starch, the palm heart is a sought after delicacy. And as if all of that was not enough; the flower stalks contain a sap which is fermented into intoxicating palm wine.Jul 08, 2008
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corypha umbraculifera pamplemousses botanical garden flower view also known as talipot764 viewsAccording to botanists, flowering once in a lifetime bears the advantage that the large quantity of fruit produced at once cannot possibly all be eaten or destroyed, thus plenty of new plants will survive and eventually replace the mother plant.Jul 08, 2008
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corypha umbraculifera pamplemousses botanical garden also known as talipot1076 viewsThe Talipot Palm has not only a unique living pattern but also many unique features. Since ancient times for instance, its young leaves have been used as paper. As a matter of fact, a large part of the original Buddhist scripture was recorded on Talipot Palm leaves. Jul 08, 2008
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