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Arecaceae

 19-Talipot Palm

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The Talipot palm, Corypha umbraculifera, is monocarpic, living for many years then flowering, setting fruit, and then dying. This species can have 3㪧 million flowers, more than any other plant species, and up to 250,000 fruits. This photo is of a plant in fruit.
Photo taken by K. R. Robertson at the USDA Plant Introduction Station in Coral Gables, Florida.
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