Product Code Database
Corypha or the gebang palm, buri palm or talipot palm is a genus of Arecaceae (family Arecaceae), native to India, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea and northeastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula, Queensland). They are fan palms (subfamily Coryphoideae), and the leaf have a long petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets.
All are large palms with leaves ranging from 2–5 metres in length. They reach heights of 20–40 m and with a trunk diameter of up to 1-2.5 m. All the species are monocarpic and die after flowering. The genus is relatively slow growing and can take many years to form a trunk.
| Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia |
| Philippines |
| India: West Bengal, Bangladesh, Myanmar |
| Sri Lanka, southern India; naturalized in Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Andaman Islands, Mauritius |
| India: Assam, Andaman Islands, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Australia: Queensland, Northern Territory |
==Gallery==
The leaves are often used for thatching or can be woven into baskets, etc. Three kinds of fibres, namely buri (unopened leaf fibers), raffia (mature leaf fibers), and buntal hat (leaf petiole fiber), may be obtained from the plant. The midrib of the leaves are also used for weaving hats in the Philippines known as . The Buntal Hat Festival is celebrated in Baliuag, Bulacan yearly every 6th of May. Philippine Travel Blog: Buntal Hat festival launched in Baliuag Bulacan The Philippine Star: Baliuag celebrates buntal weaving
|
|
