SCIENTIFIC NAME: Caryota no

COMMON NAME(S): None
SUB FAMILY: Arecoideae
TRIBE: Caryoteae
ORIGIN: Borneo
HARDINESS ZONES: 10B-11
TYPICAL MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 60-70'
GROWTH RATE: Fast
HABIT: Solitary with a head of 10-20 leaves in upper part of trunk
SALT TOLERANCE: Low
DROUGHT TOLERANCE: Moderate
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Widely adaptable
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: High
NUTRITION REQUIREMENTS: Moderate
POPULAR USES: Specimen tree
HUMAN HAZARDS: Irritant fruit
POPULAR OR RECOMMENDED CULTIVARS: None

COMMENTS: An enormous fishtail palm making a striking specimen. As with all of this genus, the tree reaches its final size, then begins to produce flowers and fruit in each leaf axil in turn from the top down, dying when most have matured.