Mangrove Palm - Nypa fruticans

Flowers of Mangrove Palm

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Christine Young

Lion

It's "the only palm considered adapted to the mangrove biome"! Posted 3 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
  Lion
  
  Indeed.
  This is an interesting plant with many uses/benefits.
  And most of all, loves the immature fruits, Attap Chee (Attap seed) which is often used as an ingredient in local iced dessert which we calls Ais Kacang/Ice Kacang (in Malaysia/Singapore) and Halo-Halo (in Philippines) Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Nice! Posted 3 years ago

The Nipa palm

"Nypa fruticans", commonly known as the nipa palm, is a species of palm native to the coastlines and estuarine habitats of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the only palm considered adapted to the mangrove biome. This species is the only member of the genus "Nypa" and the subfamily Nypoideae, forming monotypic taxa.

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Similar species: Palms

Species identified by Albert Kang