Local Name: Botanical Name: Family: Found in Zone No.

ตาล Borassus flabellifer Linn. PALMAE (ARECACEAE) 4

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Descriptions :
Tree Monocot woody tree; 15-20 m. tall, trunk solid. Leaves; simple,fan shape, spiral, palmately pararalled venation, petiole with spine, sheath, ca 1.0-1.3 m. Inflorescence; compond spike with spathe, monoecious plant, Flower; small, 2-4 mm by 3-8 mm, unisexual, sepal 3, petal 3, stamen 3. pistil; superior ovary, stigma 3,1 locule. Fruit; drupe nut,calyx persistence. Seed; nut, semicircular, endosperm thick,succulent, ca 5-7 x 1.5 2 cm.