Palmyra palm

Japanese: ウチワヤシ（英語表記）palmyra palm

A large palm plant that is usually cultivated and can reach a height of 30 m. It is also known as the butter palm and palmyra palm. The palmate leaves are fan-shaped, 1-1.5 m in diameter, and are tough, leathery, and shiny. The petiole is about 2 m long and has spiny teeth at the edge. The flowers are dioecious. The fruit is a spherical drupe that is 15-70 cm in diameter and ripens to a black-brown color. Native to tropical Africa, it has long been cultivated in South Asia, especially in somewhat dry areas such as India, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia, and has become naturalized in some places.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

通常，栽培される大型のヤシ科植物で，高さ30mに達する。オウギヤシ，パルミラヤシの別名もある。掌状葉は扇形で径1～1.5m，堅い革質で光沢がある。葉柄は長さ2mくらいで，ふちにとげ状の歯牙がある。花は雌雄異株。果実は球形の核果で直径15～70cm，黒褐色に熟する。熱帯アフリカの原産で南アジア，とくにインド，スリランカ，マレーシアなどのやや乾燥した地帯に古くから栽培されており，ところによっては野生化している。

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