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Fishtail Palm

caryota urens

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Description:

This plant has no flowers nor fruit. It has a root system that is prop and stilt, with no bark. The texture of the leaves on this plant are leathery and waxy. The leaf margin is serrulate whilst the arrangement is alternate. This plant's leaves are in a wedge like shape and the venation is netted pairnate.

Habitat:

The habitat of this plant was a secondary rainforest.

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Caryota urens

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fishtail palm

Caryota urens

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