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Caryota mitis Lour.

Caryota mitis Lour.

Caryota mitis
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Caryota mitis Lour.. Caryota mitis, known as the clustering fishtail palm or fishtail palm, is a species of palm native to Tropical Asia from India to Java to southern China, now sparingly naturalized in southern Florida and in parts of Africa and Latin America. The species was originally described from Vietnam in 1790. In Florida, it grows in hummocks and in disturbed wooded areas.

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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