Corypha utan, the cabbage palm, buri palm or gebang palm, is a species of palm native to Asia and Oceania.
| Corypha utan | |
|---|---|
| |
| At Kowanyama, Queensland | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Corypha |
| Species: | C. utan
|
| Binomial name | |
| Corypha utan | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Description
editIt grows up to 20 metres (66 feet) tall, and, on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, up to 1.5 meters (4' 11") thick[2] (exceeded only by Borassus aethiopum and Jubaea chilensis) and bears palmate fronds 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft) long. The subspecies or variety C.u. macropoda of the Andaman Islands has a blade or lamina up to twenty feet (6.2 meters) in diameter mounted on stalks (laminae) up to 25 feet (7.5 meters) in length.[3] Like other palms of the genus Corypha, this species flowers once at the end of its lifetime (monocarpy), producing a massive inflorescence up to 5 m tall containing up to one million flowers.[4]
Distribution and habitat
editIt is distributed from the Assam region of India through Indochina, Malaysia, and Indonesia to the Philippines and New Guinea, and south to Australia's Cape York Peninsula.[4] Growing along watercourses, floodplains and grasslands, the Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia write about the Corypha utan palms occurring in Cape York:
Corypha utan .. is undoubtedly one of the most imposing species in the Australian palm flora (with its massive pachycaul trunks and hapaxanthic flowering and fruiting extravaganza.[5]
Uses
editThe starch contained inside the trunk is edible raw or cooked, as is the tip-top. The flowering stalks can be beaten to produce liquid. The nut kernels are also edible.[6]
In Lamakera, its (ketebu) leaves are made into fibres weaved with sea hibiscus bark to make rope for whaling harpoons.[7]
Locally known as buri or buli in the Philippines, the leaves of Corypha utan are widely used in weaving fans, baskets, and mats.[8][9] Additionally, in Isla Verde, Batangas where this palm tree grows abundantly, Corypha utan sap is extracted, cooked and made into the sweet delicacy called "Pakaskas".[10][11]
References
edit- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ^ Tucker, Robert (1988). Palms of Subequatorial Queensland. Milton, QLD: Palm and Cycad Society of Australia. p. 28.
- ^ Journal of the Asiatic Society of Benghal, Volume 43 (1874) Part 2 pages 205-206 plus plate #15
- ^ a b Corypha utan Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia web page Accessed 20 June 2009
- ^ Corypha utan On Cape York Peninsula, Queensland Palm and Cycad Societies of Australia web page Archived 2006-08-31 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 20 June 2009
- ^ The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants. United States Department of the Army. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. 2009. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-60239-692-0. OCLC 277203364.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Barnes, R. H. (1996). "Lamakera, Solor. Ethnographic Notes on a Muslim Whaling Village of Eastern Indonesia". Anthropos. 91 (1/3): 75–88. JSTOR 40465273.
- ^ "Philippine Medicinal Plants: Buri". www.stuartxchange.org.
- ^ M., Queypo-Queddeng; J., Puzon; Development, Rabena, A.R., University of Northern Philippines, Vigan City 2700 (Philippines). Research and (2010-01-01). "Multipurpose use of buri (Corypha elata Roxb. or Corrypha utan) and its nutritive value". Philippine Journal of Crop Science (Philippines). ISSN 0115-463X.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ meryenda. "The Peculiar Life of a Buri Palm". meryenda.substack.com. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "DOST BRINGS S&T TO VERDE ISLAND, PAKASKAS UNDERGO IMPROVEMENT". www.science.ph. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
External links
editMedia related to Corypha utan at Wikimedia Commons
This Corypheae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |