| Bismarck Palm |
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| File size | 318315 |
| Original date | 4/11/10 7:53 PM |
| Resolution | 712 x 534 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 22.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/125s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSLR-A100 |
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Botanical name: Bismarckia nobilis Family: Arecaceae (Palm family)
Bismarck Palm is a massive tropical palm with a stout trunk and a
symmetric huge crown. It grows a single trunk that is smooth on mature
specimens but young individuals retain old leaf bases. This palm may reach
an ultimate height of 50-60 ft with a spread of 20 ft or more. Even young
specimens that have yet to form a trunk sport full crowns of about 25
leaves with the maximum spread. Leave are palmately lobe, bright light
blue, waxy and are up to 10 ft across. They are supported on 6 ft stems
that can be 10 inches in diameter. The leaf bases split where they attach
to the trunk (like those of Sabal palmetto) and the leaf stems are armed
with small sharp teeth. Bismarck Palm is native to Madagascar.
| Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh | Photographed in Delhi & Bangalore. |
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