| Roundleaf Fountain Palm |
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| File size | 141930 |
| Original date | 4/26/09 4:18 PM |
| Resolution | 600 x 450 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 36.9mm |
| Exposure time | 1/200s |
| Aperture | 5.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | Panasonic |
| Camera model | DMC-FZ50 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Saribus rotundifolius Family: Arecaceae (Palm family)
Synonyms: Livistona rotundifolia, Licuala rotundifolia
Synonyms: Livistona rotundifolia, Licuala rotundifolia
Roundleaf fountain palm is a palm found in Southeast
Asia. The genus name Saribus comes from the Maluku local name,
Sariboe. It is erect and solitary, and grows at a height ranging from
15-25 cm and diameter thickness of about 25 cm. Its trunk is smooth and
straight with a shallow rings of leaf scars. Its long-stalked, spirally
arranged palmately lobed leaves are almost round in outline, and
regularly divided to about half of the length, 1.2 m in diameter.
Flowers are borne on a long-stalked inflorescence, about 0.9-1.2 m
long. The 3-petaled flowers appear in bunches only when the tree is
very old. They are pollinated by bees. Fruits are fleshy drupes that
are about 2 cm across, ripening from red to black, and looks very
attractive. The leaves are used for thatching and food wrapping.
| Identification credit: Aarti Khale | Photographed in Nasik, Maharashtra. |
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