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Nipa palm (Nypa fruticans)

Description

The nipa palm's trunk grows beneath the ground and only the-leaves-and-flower-stalk grow upwards above the surface. Thus, it is an unusual palm tree, and the leaves can extend up to 9-m (30-ft) in height. The flowers are a globular-inflorescence-of female flowers at the tip with-catkin-like red or yellow male flowers on the lower branches. The flower produces woody nuts arranged in a globular cluster up to 25-cm (10-in) across on a single stalk. The ripe nuts separate from the ball and are floated away on the tide, occasionally-germinating-while still water-borne.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Arecales

            • Family: Arecaceae

              • Genus: Nypa